Snipes v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before DantzlER, J., Marion, June, 1903. Action by Robert C. Snipes against Atlantic Coast Line R. R. Co. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Messrs. Willcox & Willcox and Davis, cite: What is meant by proximate cause: 36 Am. St. R., 807; 52 N. H.,-552; 65 Me., 449; 95 U. S., 117; 33 Md., 542; 6 Am. St. R., 521; 31 5. C., 398; 94 U. S., 469; 20 Am. St. R., 848; Add. on Torts, Sec. 66; Cool, on Torts, 69; 53 Am.
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Before DantzlER, J., Marion, June, 1903. Action by Robert C. Snipes against Atlantic Coast Line R. R. Co. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Messrs. Willcox & Willcox and Davis, cite: What is meant by proximate cause: 36 Am. St. R., 807; 52 N. H.,-552; 65 Me., 449; 95 U. S., 117; 33 Md., 542; 6 Am. St. R., 521; 31 5. C., 398; 94 U. S., 469; 20 Am. St. R., 848; Add. on Torts, Sec. 66; Cool, on Torts, 69; 53 Am. St. R., 611. When proximate cause is a question for the jury: 2 McM., 403; 8 Rich., ISO; 72 S. C., 336; 51 S. C., 396; 31 S. C., 393; 38 S. C., 383; 40 S. C., 300; 54 S.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
This is an action for damages, alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, through the negligence and wilfulness of the defendant, in failing to keep its bridge which crosses the public highway, in proper repair.
The complaint alleges- that the plaintiff, while traveling in a buggy drawn by a mule, and while attempting to drive over defendant’s bridge, at a point where the publio highway crosses the railroad, the foot of his mule became fast in the break of the bridge, and ini its frantic efforts to relieve itself, the mule fell…
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