Yarborough v. Southern Ry.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Prince, J., Fairfield, Action by Benj. IT. Yarborough against Southern Ry. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. No citations. cite: 24 S. C., 369.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
This defendant appeals from a judgment for one hundred and eighty-five dollars and sixty-five cents recovered, under section 2135 of Civil Code, for the partial burning of four bales of cotton on the defendant’s platform at Alston, S. C.,.by a fire set out by one of defendant’s locomotives.
1 The issues of fact bearing on the appeal are: (1) Was the cotton placed on the platform without the defendant’s consent? And (2) if with defendant’s consent, was the consent accompanied by notice that the cotton would be at the owner’s risk? The…
2Cited by4 opinions
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- Green Brabham Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1910
- Griffin v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1911
- Little v. Atlantic Coast Line R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1948