Legal Opinion
Jennings v. Charleston & W. C. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 6, 1950No. 16425PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OxNER,, Justice.
This action was brought to recover damages for the alleged wrongful closing of a railroad crossing in the Town of McCormick. The trial resulted in a verdict in favor of respondent for $1,500.00. From the judgment entered thereon, the Railway Company has appealed. The crucial question is whether the crossing was wrongfully closed by the Railway Company or lawfully closed by the Railway Company under authority from the Town of McCormick. The material facts are substantially as follows:
Respondent owns 1.81 acres of land in the Town of McCormick with a frontage of approximately…
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