Carter v. Atlantic Coast Line Railway Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before SeasE, J., Orangeburg, Spring term, 1917. Action by Atlantic Coast Rine Railroad Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. cite: As to proximate cause: 62 S. C. 130; 94 U. S. 409; 23 R. Ed. 256; 103 S. C. 115; 213 U. S. 4-6; 53 R. Ed. 673; 101 S. C. 63; 213 U. S. 6-9; 53 R. Ed. 674; 89 S. C. 529; 72 S. C. 394; 2 Wall. 44, 25; 89 S. C. 529; Rabatt’s Master & Servant 4784 ; 78 (Mo.) S. W. 222; 45 N. Y. App. 10; 55 S. W. (Tex.) 391; 62 S. W. 565; 36 S. C.…
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Before SeasE, J., Orangeburg, Spring term, 1917. Action by Atlantic Coast Rine Railroad Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. cite: As to proximate cause: 62 S. C. 130; 94 U. S. 409; 23 R. Ed. 256; 103 S. C. 115; 213 U. S. 4-6; 53 R. Ed. 673; 101 S. C. 63; 213 U. S. 6-9; 53 R. Ed. 674; 89 S. C. 529; 72 S. C. 394; 2 Wall. 44, 25; 89 S. C. 529; Rabatt’s Master & Servant 4784 ; 78 (Mo.) S. W. 222; 45 N. Y. App. 10; 55 S. W. (Tex.) 391; 62 S. W. 565; 36 S. C. 812; Cyc. 1092; 4 R. R. A. 420; 81 S. W. 760; 32 S. C. R. (1 Strobh.) 550; 101 S. C. 63; Rabatt’s Mast. & Serv. 4758-9;…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice PIydrick.
Plaintiff, an employee of defendant, as station master, at Orangeburg, S. C., was assaulted and injured by a robber at night, while he was attending to his duties. Being engaged at the time in interstate commerce, he brought this action under the Federal act to recover damages for his injuries, which, he alleges, were caused by defendant’s negligence in failing to keep its station grounds properly lighted.
About 3 o’clock in the morning of January 7, 1916, while plaintiff was in his office at the station, a man opened the door, and…
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