Legal Opinion

Brown v. Spartanburg, Union & Columbia R. R.

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided April 17, 1900PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Before Klugh, J., Spartanburg, July, 1898. Action by M. M. Brown against Spartanburg, Union and Columbia R. R. Co. Plaintiff appeals from order of non-suit. 94 U. S., 474; 42 Md., 136; 39 S. C., 514; 31 S. C., 396. 21 S. C.; 470; 45 S. C., 282; 52 N. H., 552; 95 U. S., 130; 33 Md., 542; 6 Am. St. R., 521; 27 Am. St. R., 656; 2 Am. St. R., 606; 38 Am. St. R., 180; 30 Am. St. R.; 902; 6 Am. St. R., 528; 46 lb., 853; 55 lb., 730; 53 lb., 942; 52 S. C.,'336.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Chile Justice McIvlr.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff against the defendant company to recover damages done to his wagon and team by the alleged negligence of the said railroad company. The only negligence alleged in the complaint was in failing to keep in repair abridge across a ditch on the side of the defendant’s track, at a point where it intersected a “country road,” to enable persons traveling said road to cross the track of said railroad company; for the complaint, after allegations of negligence in keeping said bridge in proper…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Durst v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1924
  2. Nash v. National Preferred Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
  3. Sutton v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1909
  4. Goodwin v. Charleston & Western Carolina Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
  5. Thompson v. Seaboard Air Line RailwaySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1907

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