Logan v. Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line R. R.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Hydrick, J., Greenville, April, 1908. Action by W. M. Logan against Atlantic and Charlotte Air Line Railway Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The Circuit order refusing new trial is: “The grounds of the motion for a new trial herein are all based upon considerations of the testimony, except the fifth, sixth and seventh.
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Before Hydrick, J., Greenville, April, 1908. Action by W. M. Logan against Atlantic and Charlotte Air Line Railway Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The Circuit order refusing new trial is: “The grounds of the motion for a new trial herein are all based upon considerations of the testimony, except the fifth, sixth and seventh. “Notwithstanding the facts of the case have been resolved in favor of the plaintiff by two juries, I have carefully reviewed the testimony, and have decided not to disturb the verdict. “At the time of his injury, plaintiff was an employee of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Jones.
This action was instituted in Greenville county December 5, 1906, to recover of the lessor, Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Railway Company, damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff at Spartanburg, S. C., April 17, 1902, while acting as yard master of the lessee, Southern Railway Company, as the result of the alleged negligence of the employees of the Southern Railway Company. Plaintiff recovered judgment for $3,488.
1 Both in request to charge and on the motion for a new trial, defendant-appellant raised the question…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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