Thomas v. Seaboard Air Line Railway Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Carter.

This action by Clifford R. Thomas, as plaintiff, against the defendant, Seaboard Air Tine Railway, was commenced in the Court of Common Pleas for Richland County, July 2, 1928, for damages against the defendant in the sum of $25,000, for injuries received by the plaintiff to his person and property February 13, 1928, alleged, in substance, to have been caused by the willful, wanton, careless, and negligent failure of the defendant to construct and maintain a safe, sound, and nonhazardous overhead bridge (constructed and maintained by…