Boyd v. Blue Ridge Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gary, J., Greenville, July, 1902. Action by James E. Boyd against Blue Ridge Railway Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cites: Question of jurisdiction may be raised at any time: 25 S. C., 385. Greens-ville Court has no jurisdiction of defendant: Code, 146; 2 Rich., 516; 1 Strob., 70; 47 S. C., 389; 161 U. S., 496; 26 N. J.E., 121; 30 Vt.', 476; 19 N. Y., 408; 15 111., 337; 17 Ga.-, 323; 51 Mo., 308. Exemplary damages are not allowed for gross…
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Before Gary, J., Greenville, July, 1902. Action by James E. Boyd against Blue Ridge Railway Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cites: Question of jurisdiction may be raised at any time: 25 S. C., 385. Greens-ville Court has no jurisdiction of defendant: Code, 146; 2 Rich., 516; 1 Strob., 70; 47 S. C., 389; 161 U. S., 496; 26 N. J.E., 121; 30 Vt.', 476; 19 N. Y., 408; 15 111., 337; 17 Ga.-, 323; 51 Mo., 308. Exemplary damages are not allowed for gross negligence: 60 S. C., 67; 54 S. C., 509; 61 S. C., 188; 91 U. S., 495. Illustration used in charge presented an erroneous…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
This action was brought in the county of Greenville against Blue Ridge Railway Company for damages for personal injuries which the plaintiff, James R. Boyd, alleged he had suffered from the grossly negligent, reckless and wilful conduct of the defendant’s employees, while a passenger on one of its trains. The plaintiff recovered judgment and defendant appeals.
1 In the first exception, appellant takes the position that the Court of Common Pleas for Greenville County was without jurisdiction of the action, and that it could only be…
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