Cooper v. Georgia, Carolina & Northern Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Benet, J., Newberry, November, 1900. Action for personal injuries by Monroe Cooper against Georgia, Carolina and Northern Ry.
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Before Benet, J., Newberry, November, 1900. Action for personal injuries by Monroe Cooper against Georgia, Carolina and Northern Ry. Co. From- judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cites: There being no proof of negligence on part of defendant in stopping train, nonsuit should have been granted: 33 S. C., 201; 9 S. E. R., 129; 2 A. & E. R. Ca., 293; 56 S. C., 91. Invitation to get ready and get off, meant when train stopped: 5 Ency., 555, 565; 97 Ala., 332; 153 Mass., 490. Railroads do not insure safety of passengers under all circumstances: 27 S. C., 271 ; 20 S. C., 223; 58 S. C., 368;…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the 'Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
The action herein is for damages in the sum of $10,000, alleged to have been’ sustained by the plaintiff at Whitmire, S. C., 14th November, 1897, by reason of the defendant’s negligence. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $1,500. The allegations of the complaint that are material to the consideration of the questions raised by the exceptions are:
“II. That the plaintiff, on the 14th day of November, 1897, purchased a ticket of the defendant at Carlisle, a station upon the railroad of the said defendant, said…
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