McGill Bros. v. Seaboard Air Line Ry.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Hydrick, J., Lexington, February, 1906. Three cases tried together: (1) McGill Bros. v. Seaboard Air Line Ry.; (2) James W. Conner v. same; (3) H. Wilmot Conner v. same. From order setting aside verdicts, defendant appeals. The former cite: Code 1903, 2734; Code of P’roc., 286; 24 S. C., 487; 68 S- C„ 46; 60 S. C., 77; 24 Am. & Eng. R. R. Cas., 6; 12 Ibid., 667; 2 Strob., 416; 4 Rich., 594; Graham on New Trials, 66, 85; 38 S. C., 348; 2 Rich., 122. filed no argument.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice; Woods.
These three separate actions were brought to recover damages caused.by a fire which burnt over the lands of the plaintiffs, alleged to have been set out by a locomotive of the defendant railroad company. James W. Conner claimed $400 damages for ■ burning over 300 acres, H. W. Conner, by his guardian ad litem, $1,400' for burning over 700 acres, and McGill Brothers, $580 for the burning of timber, crude turpentine, etc., on 825 acres. The causes were tried together, and it was agreed by counsel that the same jury should also try the…
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