Harman v. Southern Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Moore, J., Lexington, February, 1916. Action by T. L. Flarman against the Southern Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff for actual and punitive damages, and defendant appeals. cite: As to recovery of punitive damages: 89 S. E. 655; 109 N. E. 281; Carmack Amendment, 240 U. S. 34, 612 and 632. cite: As to Carmack Amendment: 95 S. C. 485; 98 S. C. 63; 78 S. C. 56; 99 S. C. 470; 226 U. S. 504. Distinguish: 89 S. E. 655.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. ChiEE Justice Gary.
This is an action for actual and punitive damages, alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, through the wrongful acts of the defendant, in causing injury to a carload of horses and mules shipped from Paris, Ky., to Lexington, ¡3. C., on the 10th of January, 1913. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $984.40 actual damages and $765.60 punitive damages. (The actual damages were afterwards reduced to $759.90.)
1 The defendant demurred to so much of the complaint as alleged a cause of action for punitive…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- De Loach v. Southern Ry. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1916
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