Bouknight v. Charlotte &c. R. R.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Witherspoon, J., Edgefield, March, 1893. The complaint alleged the incorporation of defendant and that it was a common carrier between Charlotte, N. 0., and Augusta, Ga., through Edgefield County, and had leased its road to the Richmond and Danville Railroad Comjiany. That on the morning of November 24, 1891, he paid for a round trip ticket from Trenton, on said road, to Augusta, and was safely carried to Augusta.
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Before Witherspoon, J., Edgefield, March, 1893. The complaint alleged the incorporation of defendant and that it was a common carrier between Charlotte, N. 0., and Augusta, Ga., through Edgefield County, and had leased its road to the Richmond and Danville Railroad Comjiany. That on the morning of November 24, 1891, he paid for a round trip ticket from Trenton, on said road, to Augusta, and was safely carried to Augusta. The complaint continued: 7. That a short time before the hour fixed for the departure of the train of the said Biehmond and Danville Bailroad Company from the said city of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice McGowan.
This action was brought by the plaintiff, J. H. Bouknight, to recover damages against the defendant, the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company, for personal injuries and suffering, which he alleges he has sustained by the carelessness and negligence of the defendant company while a passenger on its train. The Circuit Judge summarizes the general facts as follows: “The plaintiff submits but one cause of action, but one ground of complaint — that on November 24,1891, in the city of Augusta, while standing on the front…
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