Ritter v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Memminger, J., Colleton, July, 1908. Action by A. R. Ritter against Atlantic Coast Line R. R. Co., in court of Magistrate J. E. Bryan.
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Before Memminger, J., Colleton, July, 1908. Action by A. R. Ritter against Atlantic Coast Line R. R. Co., in court of Magistrate J. E. Bryan. From order sustaining magistrate’s judgment, defendant appeals. cites: Plaintiff must show negligence: 31 S. C., 152. Artificial presumption is overcome by uncontradicted evidence: 4 Rich., 337; 20 S. C., 255; 20 S. C., 254; 26 S. C., 64. cite: Presumption remains until overcome: 26 S. C., 54; 31 S. C., 517; 20 S. C., 258; 24 S. C., 132. This Court cannot review the facts: 73 S. C., 82; 61 S. C., 73; 70 S. C., 216, 555; 62 S. C., 408; 70 S. C., 180; 45…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
This action was commenced before u magistrate to .recover damages for the killing of two cows belonging to the plaintiff.
The magistrate rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $35, whereupon the defendant appealed to the Circuit Court. The appeal was dismissed, and the defendant has appealed again, upon several exceptions, which raise, in different form, the question presented by the first exception, which is as follows:
“That the presiding Judge was in error in affirming the judgment of the magistrate, and in dismissing the…
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