Reed v. Southern Railway
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before D. E. Hydricic, special Judge, Dorchester, September, 1905. Action by Leize W. Reed, administrator of Arthur T. Reed, ágainst Southern Railway — Carolina Division. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals on following exceptions: First.
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Before D. E. Hydricic, special Judge, Dorchester, September, 1905. Action by Leize W. Reed, administrator of Arthur T. Reed, ágainst Southern Railway — Carolina Division. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals on following exceptions: First. To the charge: “I. Because, it is respectfully submitted, that his Honor, the Circuit Judge, erred in charging the jury as follows: ‘I charge you that the defendant, Southern Railway — Carolina Division, is liable for all causes of action arising out of the operation of its railroad by the Southern Railway Company, just as liable as the Southern…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
This is an action for damages alleged to- have been sustained by the plaintiff through the neglig'ence of the defendant in causing the death of her husband, of whose estate she is the administratrix. The allegations of the complaint, material to the questions involved, are substantially as follows:
I. That the Southern Railway — Carolina Division is a corporation chartered under the laws of South Carolina, having been organized under an agreement of consolidation of the rights and franchises of the Abbeville and Spartanburg R. R. Co.,…
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