Webster v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Memminger, J., Marlboro, May, 1907. Action by Wm. T. Webster against Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. From judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals on following exceptions: “Exceptions to Testimony. I. “Because his Honor erred in sustaining the objection of defendant’s attorney to the question by plaintiff’s attorney to the witness John C. Webster, as follows: ‘You stated a while ago that you saw Deaver do something and heard him say something.
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Before Memminger, J., Marlboro, May, 1907. Action by Wm. T. Webster against Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. From judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals on following exceptions: “Exceptions to Testimony. I. “Because his Honor erred in sustaining the objection of defendant’s attorney to the question by plaintiff’s attorney to the witness John C. Webster, as follows: ‘You stated a while ago that you saw Deaver do something and heard him say something. What did he do ?’ It being submitted that the conversation was a part of the res gestae. II. “Because his Honor refused to allow the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chiee Justice Pope.
The action of William T. Webster against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company by his complaint represented: That on> the 11th day of September, 1902, the defendant had placed upon its sidetrack a car laden with heavy machinery intended for the McColl Manufacturing Company, and such company had placed three of its employees in said car to prepare said irons for delivery to the said McColl Manufacturing Company. Those employees had been engaged about a week and had removed all of said heavy machinery except three boxes of the…
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