McFaddin v. Anderson Motor Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before MclvpR, J., York, December, 1920. Action by Aline McFaddin by Guardian ad Litem against Anderson Motor Co. From order of nonsuit plaintiff appeals. The reasons assigned by the trial Court for granting a nonsuit are stated in the “Case and Exceptions,” as follows : “A nonsuit is never granted, if there is any evidence at all to sustain the allegation—specifications of negligence’ set out in the complaint.
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Before MclvpR, J., York, December, 1920. Action by Aline McFaddin by Guardian ad Litem against Anderson Motor Co. From order of nonsuit plaintiff appeals. The reasons assigned by the trial Court for granting a nonsuit are stated in the “Case and Exceptions,” as follows : “A nonsuit is never granted, if there is any evidence at all to sustain the allegation—specifications of negligence’ set out in the complaint. Realizing that, if there is any evidence at all to go to the jury of negligence, I have had the stenographer read over to me practically all of the testimony of Mr. Pressly, who is the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Cothran.
Action for $20,000.00 damages on account of personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff in being struck by an automobile of the defendant at Rock Hill, S. C., February 18, 1919. The case was tried at York, S. C., at December term, T920, before Judge Mclver and a jury. At the close of the testimony for the plaintiff the Circuit Judge ordered a nonsuit, and'from the judgment entered thereon the plaintiff appeals.
The plaintiff, a school girl, was on her way to school, and while upon the street near the school was…
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