Bishop v. Southern Ry.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Benet, J., Greenville, March term, 1901. Two cases: (1) J. W. Bishop, and (2) Mary J. and J. W. Bishop against Southern Railway. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cites : Signaling statute must be strictly construed: 41 S. C., 86; 47 S. C., 105, 376; 39 S. C., 517:58 S. C., 222; 59 S. C., 254; 24 S. C., 366; 33 S. C., 136; 39 S. C., 514; 57 Fed. R., 551; 34 S. C., 292, 451; 41 s.
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Before Benet, J., Greenville, March term, 1901. Two cases: (1) J. W. Bishop, and (2) Mary J. and J. W. Bishop against Southern Railway. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cites : Signaling statute must be strictly construed: 41 S. C., 86; 47 S. C., 105, 376; 39 S. C., 517:58 S. C., 222; 59 S. C., 254; 24 S. C., 366; 33 S. C., 136; 39 S. C., 514; 57 Fed. R., 551; 34 S. C., 292, 451; 41 s. C., I. cite: When it is shown that the railroad company has not given statutory signals, burden is then cast on it to show want of negligence: 25 S. E. R., 82, 274; 58 S. C., 228; 29 S. C., 303;…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Pope.
We make this quotation from the case for appeal: “Actions for $1,083 and $1,500, respectively, commenced by the services of summons and complaints on February 9th, 1901. The facts of the two causes are the same, the only difference being that in the first cause the suit is for personal injury and damages tO' property; in the second, for personal injury only. The injuries and damages complained of were alleged to have been caused by collision with a passenger train of defendant at the Buncombe Road crossing, near the city of Greenville,…
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