Murphy v. Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Aldrich, J., Greenville, November term, 1909. Action by J. P. Murphy against Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railway. Plaintiff appeals. cites: Duty of master to furnish safe place includes a place to attend to call of nature: 34 Am.
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Before Aldrich, J., Greenville, November term, 1909. Action by J. P. Murphy against Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railway. Plaintiff appeals. cites: Duty of master to furnish safe place includes a place to attend to call of nature: 34 Am. St. R. 135; 59 S. E. 1073; 69 S. C. 3S7. Appellant had the right to suppose Corn would obey his instructions: 81 S. C. 303; 45 S. W. 563. To make an act wrongful it is not necessary that party should know in all probability injury would result: 66 S. C. 307; 53 S. C. 337. Corn was negligent in not obeying instructions: 54 S. C. 504; 76 S. C. 303; 4 L. R. A.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
On September 11, 1907, plaintiff was a yard conductor in defendant’s employ at Green-ville. It was his duty, with the aid of a switching crew, to make up trains. There were four sidetracks connecting the main line and what is called the lead track. These were numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, counting from the main line toward the lead track. The train, being made up, stood on the lead track, and the cars were being placed in the sidetracks for the purpose of assembling them according to their destination, and so arranging them in the train.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. McDanielSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1904
- Pickens v. South Carolina & Georgia R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1899
- Hicks v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1902
- Bodie v. Char. & West. Car. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1903
- Trimmier v. Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1908
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- Stone v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1913
- Murphy v. Atlanta & Charlotte A. L. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1915