Thomasson v. Southern Railway
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before W. C. BenET, special Judge, Spartanburg, September term, 1903. Action by Claude Thomasson against Southern Railway. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cites: Evidence., of acls of third parties inadmissible: 7 Ency., 1 ed., 58; 16 Ency., 1 ed., 462; 25 S'. C., 30. 'Unreasonable ordinances are vent: McQuetin on Ord., sec. 276; 21 Ency., 985; 28 Am.
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Before W. C. BenET, special Judge, Spartanburg, September term, 1903. Action by Claude Thomasson against Southern Railway. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cites: Evidence., of acls of third parties inadmissible: 7 Ency., 1 ed., 58; 16 Ency., 1 ed., 462; 25 S'. C., 30. 'Unreasonable ordinances are vent: McQuetin on Ord., sec. 276; 21 Ency., 985; 28 Am. St. R., 609; 41 Id., 230; 48 Id., 419; 47 Id., 114; 46 Id., 390; 66 S. C., 194. Punitive damages only allowed for conscious invasion of plaintiff’s rights: 69 S. C., 144; 99 Fed. R., 372. 62 S. C., 270'; 2 Suth. on Dam., 3 ed.,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion in this case was filed May 20. 1905, but remittitur held up on petition for rehearing until
The opinion of the Court was. delivered by
Mr. Chirr Justice Pope.
This was an action brought to recover $15,000 for personal injuries received by the plaintiff on the 25th day of March, 1902, for having his foot crashed between the bumpers of two- of the cars of the defendant company, near the depot of the defendant in the town of Gaffney, S. C. The complaint alleges that the train of the defendant was standing across one of the streets of the town of Gaffney, blocking the same for over…
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