Mulligan v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Hon. C. J. Ramage, special Judge, Columbia, October, 1914. Action by Elizabeth A. Mulligan, administratrix, against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company.
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Before Hon. C. J. Ramage, special Judge, Columbia, October, 1914. Action by Elizabeth A. Mulligan, administratrix, against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. From a judgment for the plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: As to care in keeping light in good order: 179 U. S. 658; 166 U. 5. 617. Duty toward yard employees: 145 U. S. 418. Sufficiency of evidence to present issue for jury: 99 S. C. 417. Proximate cause: 67 S. C. 290; 87 S. C. 193; 72 S. C. 404; 160 Fed. 348, 352; 98 S. C. 348; 179 U. S. 658; 200 U. S. 480, 488; 191 U. S. 64; 96 Me. 207; 52 Atl. 771; 90 Am. St. Rep. 335; 191…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Watts.
This was an action for damages by the plaintiff against the defendant for damages brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act for the death of plaintiff’s intestate. It is admitted that the deceased was engaged in. interstate commerce. The case was tried before Special Judge Ramage, and a jury, at the Richland county term of Court, and resulted in a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $10,000. After entry of judgment defendant appeals.
The first exception is as follows:
First. That his Honor, the trial Judge, erred in refusing to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Koennecke v. Seaboard Air Line RailwaySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1915
- Thornton v. Seaboard Air Line RailwaySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1914
- Dutton v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1916
- Bennett v. Southern RailwaySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1913
- Howell v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1914
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