McKeown v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Prince, J-, Chester, Fall term, 1913. Action by James S. McKeowñ against Southern Railway Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. submit: No proof of bad motive accompanying ejection, verdict should have been directed for defendant as to punitive damages: 2 Suth. Dam. (3d ed.) 1085, 1092, 1095;.69 S. C. 434, 444; 2 Rich. D. 283; 3 S. C. 580; 28 S. C. 265; 35 S. C. 475, 488, 489, note; 28 Am.
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Before Prince, J-, Chester, Fall term, 1913. Action by James S. McKeowñ against Southern Railway Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. submit: No proof of bad motive accompanying ejection, verdict should have been directed for defendant as to punitive damages: 2 Suth. Dam. (3d ed.) 1085, 1092, 1095;.69 S. C. 434, 444; 2 Rich. D. 283; 3 S. C. 580; 28 S. C. 265; 35 S. C. 475, 488, 489, note; 28 Am. St. Rep. 875, 878, 879, 881; 60 S. C. 67; 62 S. C. 270; 64 S. C. 12. North Carolina law in such cases: 107 N. C. 327; 12 S. E. 138; 140 N. C. 196; 52 S. E. 731. See, also: 53 N. E.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Fraser.
The plaintiff, who lives in Chester county, had an engagement to attend a convention that met in Greenville on the 18th of March, 1913. From his home he called over the phone the Southern depot at Chester and asked for information as to routes and rates from Chester to Greenville, stating that he wanted to reach Greenville about midday of 18th. There was a choice of routes and rates offered. The agent advised the longest route and the highest rate by Charlotte. There were special excursion rates .to the convention. The plaintiff…
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