Singletary v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.

Bakkr, Chief Justice.

On the morning of May 28, 1947, the respondent, an experienced traveler by train, was a passenger on appellant’s train from Sumter to Moncks Corner. Upon reaching his destination, and in attempting to alight from the train, the respondent, who describes himself in his complaint as being “visibly deformed and a crippled midget,” fell and suffered some personal injury.

In his complaint against the appellant railroad it is alleged that the conductor on appellant’s train, although aware of respondent’s handicaps, negligently, carelessly, willfully and wrongfully caused him to…