Boatwright v. Northeastern Railroad
Supreme Court of South Carolina
This was an action by Sam Boatwright against the Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta Railroad Company and the Northeastern Railroad Company, lessees of the Central Railroad Company, for an injury done to him by a train of freight carson the Central Railroad at Sumter while he was coupling two cars. The plaintiff was a brakeman and car coupler of the train.
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This was an action by Sam Boatwright against the Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta Railroad Company and the Northeastern Railroad Company, lessees of the Central Railroad Company, for an injury done to him by a train of freight carson the Central Railroad at Sumter while he was coupling two cars. The plaintiff was a brakeman and car coupler of the train. The accident occurred on the night of September 29, 1883, and this action was commenced September 10, 1885. Other matters are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Me. Justice MoTver.
The plaintiff brings this action to recover damages for an injury sustained by him while in discharge of his duty as car coupler on the Central Railroad of South Carolina, a road under a lease to, and operated by, the defendant companies. The allegation in the complaint substantially was that by reason of negligence in running the cars on said road, and by reason of the failure of defendants to supply him with proper appliances for the performance of his duties as car coupler, he sustained the injury complained of.
■ The plaintiff…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
3Cited by2 opinions
- Blair v. GreeneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945
- Doolittle v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1901