Ackerman Reeves v. Railroad Co.

July 24, 1909. The opinion of the Court was delivered by This is an action for damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiffs on account of the destruction of certain rafts of lumber by the defendant, at its bridge across the Edisto river, while said lumber was being transported down the river.

The complaint alleged in substance that the defendant is a corporation created by and existing under the laws of the State of South Carolina, owning and operating a certain railroad, passing through the county of Collection, and crossing the Edisto river, a navigable stream; that the defendant…