Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Mims
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR to the supreme court op the state op south CAROLINA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clarke
On December 10th, 1910, John J. Mims, a car inspector in the employ of the plaintiff in error, when attempting to cross a track to inspect a train of cars which had just arrived, was run down and killed by a switching engine at a public crossing in the City of Sumter, South Carolina.
In April following this suit was commenced by the filing of a complaint, which charges actionable negligence and alleges that the defendant owned and operated a line of railway described as wholly within the State of South Carolina. There is nothing in the complaint tending to state a cause of action under the…
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