Campbell v. Greenville, S. & A. Ry.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Bowman, J., Actions by E. V. Campbell and Jones J. Rogers against Greenville, Spartanburg & Anderson Railway Company, to recover damages to a horse, the property of Rogers, and buggy, the property of Campbell, in a collision with a car being operated by defendant at a public crossing. From a judgment for the plaintiff in each case, defendant appeals. The statute, i Code of Lazos 1912, sec. 2123, does not apply t'o railroads operated by electricity.
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Before Bowman, J., Actions by E. V. Campbell and Jones J. Rogers against Greenville, Spartanburg & Anderson Railway Company, to recover damages to a horse, the property of Rogers, and buggy, the property of Campbell, in a collision with a car being operated by defendant at a public crossing. From a judgment for the plaintiff in each case, defendant appeals. The statute, i Code of Lazos 1912, sec. 2123, does not apply t'o railroads operated by electricity. As to construction of statutes: 56 S. C. 173; 68 S. C. 411; 28 S. C. 521. Charge on facts: 31 S. C. 218; 38 S. C. 31. Electric railroads…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
The plaintiff in each of these cases recovered judgment against the defendant for damages resulting to his property by collision with one of the cars of the defendant at a public crossing.
The defendant operates its cars by electricity by means of overhead trolleys. Its charter, granted by the Secretary of State under the general law, provides that it “shall be entitled to' all the rights, power and privileges, and be subject to all the limitations and liabilities- of railroad corporations embraced in the general railroad law, being…
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