Legal Opinion

Matthews v. Charleston, Railway Co.

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided March 16, 1893PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Before Hudson, J., Hampton, October, 1892. Action by Sarah A. Matthews against the Charleston and Savannah Bailway Company, commenced February 5, 1892.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Me. Chief Justice MoIyee.

The question presented by this appeal is whether the Circuit Judge erred in refusing the motion to dismiss the complaint, upon the ground that it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.

The allegations of the complaint are substantially as follows: “That on or about the 16th day of August, 1891, the plaintiff was at Hampton, a station on the Port Royal and Augusta Railway, from which tickets are sold to stations on the Charleston and Savannah Railway, and bought a ticket to Hardeeville, a station on the…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Seibels v. Northern Central Ry. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1908
  2. Atchison, T. & S. F. R. v. CameronCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1895

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