Settlemeyer v. Southern Railway
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Aldrich, J., Cherokee, November, 1910. Action by W. B. Settlemeyer against Southern Railway— Carolina Division. Plaintiff appeals. cite: The Mason cese on which the trial Court relied is limited by recent decisions: 55 S. C. 422. Railroad company is liable for causing fright to horses: 33 Cyc. 1153. Courts will take judicial notice that horses will be frightened by uncommon odors: 16 Cyc. 852, 874. It is negligenes to. obstruct a highway: 66 S. C. 246; 53 S. C. 121;…
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Before Aldrich, J., Cherokee, November, 1910. Action by W. B. Settlemeyer against Southern Railway— Carolina Division. Plaintiff appeals. cite: The Mason cese on which the trial Court relied is limited by recent decisions: 55 S. C. 422. Railroad company is liable for causing fright to horses: 33 Cyc. 1153. Courts will take judicial notice that horses will be frightened by uncommon odors: 16 Cyc. 852, 874. It is negligenes to. obstruct a highway: 66 S. C. 246; 53 S. C. 121; 58 S.' C. 223; 47 S. C. 381; 63 S. C. 371; 84 S. C. 536. ■ ■ cite: The negligent act complained of must have c:used the…
1ConcurrenceJustice Hydrick
I concur in the opinion that the judgment should 'be reversed, for the reasons stated ini the opinion of Mr. Justice Woods, and also- for the following additional reasons: The question of proximate cause is, ordinarily, one for the jury. Doolittle v. Ry., 62 S. C. 130, 40 S. E. 133; Schumpert v. Ry., 65 S. C. 332, 43 S. E. 813; Rinake v. Mfg. Co., 55 S. C. 179, 132 S. E. 983; Carson v. Ry., 68 S. C. 56, 46 S. E. 525. Numerous other cases might be cited from the decisions of this Court. The same rule prevails in other jurisdictions. 21 A. & E. Enc. L. (2 ed.) 508; 29 Cyc. 639. In-29 Cyc. 503,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Schumpert v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1903
- Carson v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1903
- Doolittle v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1901
- Blakely v. Laurens Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1899
- Brown v. Laurens CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1893
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