Brice v. Southern Ry.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Klugh, J., Fairfield, February term, 1909. Action by Walter Brice against Southern Railway Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: Plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence: Moore on Car., 856; 1 Tet. on Car., 428-30; 3 Hutch, on Car., secs. 1196-8; 39 W. Va., 36-6; 9 Rich.
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Before Klugh, J., Fairfield, February term, 1909. Action by Walter Brice against Southern Railway Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: Plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence: Moore on Car., 856; 1 Tet. on Car., 428-30; 3 Hutch, on Car., secs. 1196-8; 39 W. Va., 36-6; 9 Rich. R., 84; 81 S. C., 100. Instruction as to injury being prima facie evidence of negligence error: 77 S. C., 434; 83 S. C., 53. cites : Presumption of negligence from injury to passenger: 74 S. C., 136; 9 Rich. R., 84; 62 S. C., 137; 55 S. C., 391; 61 S. C., 354; 58 S. C., 494; 12 S. C.,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
This appeal is from a judgment for $500.00 recovered on a complaint alleging that the plaintiff, while a passenger, fell from defendant’s train and received personal injuries because of the negligent and reckless failure of the conductor to properly care for him as a passenger, and because of the negligent, reckless, wanton, wilful and malicious failure of the conductor to stop the train, and of the conductor and other agents of the defendant to search for and rescue the plaintiff after he had fallen. A short summary of the evidence…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jarrell v. Charleston & Western Carolina Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1900
- Doolittle v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1901
- Steele v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1899
- Anderson v. South Carolina & Georgia R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
- McLean v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1908
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