Mew v. Charleston &. Savannah Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Watts, J., Charleston, March, 1898. Action for damages by Elliott L. Mew against Charleston and Savannah Railway Co. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: Error not to grant motion to make complaint more definite and certain: 30 S. C, 113; 24 S. C., 270; 37 S. G, 55; 42 S. G, 119. The causal relation between the negligent act of the defendant and the injury is not set out in the alleged cause of action: 48 A. & E. R. R. G, 87; 76 Mo., 288; 21 S. G,…
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Before Watts, J., Charleston, March, 1898. Action for damages by Elliott L. Mew against Charleston and Savannah Railway Co. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: Error not to grant motion to make complaint more definite and certain: 30 S. C, 113; 24 S. C., 270; 37 S. G, 55; 42 S. G, 119. The causal relation between the negligent act of the defendant and the injury is not set out in the alleged cause of action: 48 A. & E. R. R. G, 87; 76 Mo., 288; 21 S. G, 466. Error to allotv complaint amended at time permitted by setting up an entire new act of negligence: Code, 190, 191,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
The defendant company appeals from a judgment rendered against it in favor of the plaintiff for personal injuries received throüg'h the alleged negligence of defendant in the management of its train. A preliminary motion, however, was made to suspend the appeal for the purpose of allowing defendant to move the Circuit Court for a new trial on the ground that one of the jurors, who-sat in the case, was not a qualified elector under the Constitution, for want of registration, and, therefore, not a legal juror. The affidavits submitted…
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