Jackson v. Southern Railway
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Watts, J., York, November Term, 1904. Action by W. F. Jackson, Jr., against Southern- Railway —Carolina Division.
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Before Watts, J., York, November Term, 1904. Action by W. F. Jackson, Jr., against Southern- Railway —Carolina Division. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals on the folloiwng exceptions: “2. For that his H-onor erred in allowing the plaintiff, against the objections- of the defendant, to- answer the following question: ‘How much have you been damaged in dollars and cents by reason of this injury?’ The error being that as the facts had already been testified to by the plaintiff, it was error to permit him to give his opinion as to the amount he had been damaged. “3. Because his Honor…
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 negligence of the defendant. The complaint alleges that on the 9 th of October, 1903, at a station on the railroad of the defendant a disastrous fire occurred, burning several stores, and putting in imminent danger two freight cars; that with the hope of saving said cars, the defendant requested the plaintiff to assist in removing them beyond the reach of the fire; that the plaintiff responded to1 the request and while he was, rendering such…
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