Gibbs v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO.

Oxner, Justice.

This action was brought by Samuel Gibbs against the Atlantic Coast Rine Railroad Company and D. T. Smith, the conductor in charge of the train, to’ recover actual and punitive damages sustained by Gibbs when he was struck by a boxcar at the end of a train being pushed along certain tracks in Charleston County known as the Ashley 'River Extension. The trial resulted in á verdict in favor of Gibbs for $5,000.00 actual damages against the Railroad Company and Smith, and $2,500.00 punitive damages against the Railroad Company alone. The Court below set 'aside that portion of the…