Callison v. Charleston & W. C. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Hon. C. J. RamagS, special Judge, Greenwood, October, 1915. Action by-James W. Callison against Charleston & Western Carolina • Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. submit: I. The plaintiff must not only show negligence or wilfulness by the defendant, but also that the injury complained of was the result of such negligence or wilfulness: 63 S. C. 271; 21 S. C. 466; 78 S. C. 193; 90 S. C. 42; 81 S. C. 193; 81 S. C. 100; 33 S. C. 198. II.
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Before Hon. C. J. RamagS, special Judge, Greenwood, October, 1915. Action by-James W. Callison against Charleston & Western Carolina • Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. submit: I. The plaintiff must not only show negligence or wilfulness by the defendant, but also that the injury complained of was the result of such negligence or wilfulness: 63 S. C. 271; 21 S. C. 466; 78 S. C. 193; 90 S. C. 42; 81 S. C. 193; 81 S. C. 100; 33 S. C. 198. II. The law imposes upon every capable person the duty of observing due care for his own safety when about to cross a…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
Defendant appeals from judgment for plaintiff for $1,000 damages to his person and automobile caused by collision with defendant’s locomotive on a street crossing.
The Southern Railway runs through Main street in the town of Greenwood, practically dividing it into two streets, one on either side of the railroad. Defendant’s road runs parallel with the Southern for some distance south of the business center of the town, and then curves to the right, going in a southwesterly course, and crosses the south side of Main street on a long…
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