Tant v. Southern Ry.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage J. Bamberg Fall Term 1909. Action by J. A. Tant against Southern Railway Co. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: 62 S. C. 269 ; 2 Rich. 182; 14 Rich. 253; 29 S. C. 265; 12 Ency. 24; 69 S. C. 444; Thomp. on Neg. 476; 29 S. C. 271; 16 Ency. 1st Ed. 392; 64 S. C. 507; 60 S. C. 75; 65 S. C. 42; 2 Hilt. 440; 120 N. C. 320; 90 Tex. 275; 16 L. R. A. 347; 15 Minn. 49. cite: 65 S. C. 521; 69 S. C. 330; 64'S. C. 519; 65 S. C. 438; 3 S. C. 596; 35 S. C.…
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Before Gage J. Bamberg Fall Term 1909. Action by J. A. Tant against Southern Railway Co. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: 62 S. C. 269 ; 2 Rich. 182; 14 Rich. 253; 29 S. C. 265; 12 Ency. 24; 69 S. C. 444; Thomp. on Neg. 476; 29 S. C. 271; 16 Ency. 1st Ed. 392; 64 S. C. 507; 60 S. C. 75; 65 S. C. 42; 2 Hilt. 440; 120 N. C. 320; 90 Tex. 275; 16 L. R. A. 347; 15 Minn. 49. cite: 65 S. C. 521; 69 S. C. 330; 64'S. C. 519; 65 S. C. 438; 3 S. C. 596; 35 S. C. 475 ; 53 S. C. 210; 64 S. C. 242; 69 S. C. 110; 72 S. C. 442; 35 S. C. 502; 54 S. C. 502; 76 S. C. 198.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chiee Justice Jones.
Plaintiff recovered judgment against defendant for $475 in this action for damages, actual and punitive, for negligent and wilful refusal to transport plaintiff from Fort Motte in Calhoun county to Denmark in Bamberg county for the sum of one dollar, in accordance with an alleged contract between plaintiff and the ticket agent of defendant at Fort Motte and because of the alleged wilful conduct of defendant’s conductor and collector in unlawfully coercing money from him and in forcing him to leave the train at Bamberg, S. C., a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chiles v. Southern RailwaySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1904
- Myers v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1902
- Marshall, Wescoat & Co. v. CrawfordSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1895
- Thompson v. Seaboard Air Line RailwaySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
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- Enlee v. Seaboard Air Line Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1918
- Medlin v. Southern Railway.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1928
- Campbell v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1913