Jones v. Charleston & Western Carolina Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Aldrich, J., Anderson, October, 1900. Action for damages for killing Susan V. Jones, by her administrator, J. E. Jones, against Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Co. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: As to contributory negligence: 56 S. C., 95; 58 S. C., 228; 59 S. C., 311; 51 S. C., 237; 55 S. C., 192; Beach on Con. Neg., secs. 54, 55; Thompson on Neg., p. 1155, et seq.
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Before Aldrich, J., Anderson, October, 1900. Action for damages for killing Susan V. Jones, by her administrator, J. E. Jones, against Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Co. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: As to contributory negligence: 56 S. C., 95; 58 S. C., 228; 59 S. C., 311; 51 S. C., 237; 55 S. C., 192; Beach on Con. Neg., secs. 54, 55; Thompson on Neg., p. 1155, et seq. As to trespassing on track: 57 S. C., 243; 34 S. C., 292; 58 S. C., 76; 23 S. C., 536; 4 Ency., 909. As to trespasser or licensee: 57 S. C., 332; n E. R. A., 385; 23 E. R. A., 717; 33 S. C.,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was de-
livered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
This is an action for damages for personal injury resulting in the death of plaintiff’s intestate, through defendant’s alleged negligence in operating its train of cars at Anderson, S. C., and the appeal comes up from a judgment on verdict in favor of the plaintiff.
1 The first, second and third exceptions relate to the admissibility of certain testimony. Over the objection of defendant, witnesses were allowed to testify that the railroad track of the defendant company from the depot station to the Orr Cotton Mills, on which…
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