Garrick v. Florida Central & Peninsular R. R.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Buchanan, J., Orangeburg, January, 1898. Action by Julia F. Garrick, as administratrix of Jacob Garrick, v. Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The former cites: Admissions of agent incompetent: 4 S. C., 153; 19 S. C., 373. Trespasser on railroad track must look out for danger: 22 C. C. of A. R., 121; 87 Wis., 195; 58 N. W., 79; 44 Cen.
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Before Buchanan, J., Orangeburg, January, 1898. Action by Julia F. Garrick, as administratrix of Jacob Garrick, v. Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The former cites: Admissions of agent incompetent: 4 S. C., 153; 19 S. C., 373. Trespasser on railroad track must look out for danger: 22 C. C. of A. R., 121; 87 Wis., 195; 58 N. W., 79; 44 Cen. Raw J., 10. Contribtitory negligence is simply otie of the contributing causes of the accident: 4 Rich., 228; 20 S. C., 221. No punitive damages in case of this kind: Rev. Stats., 2315 to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice McIver.
The plaintiff, as admin-istratix of her deceased husband, brought this action to recover damages from the defendant company, for the killing of her said husband by the alleged negligence of said defendant. It appears that the deceased was in the employ of the defendant company, working on the bridges and trestles of said railroad, under the direction of one Renfroe, who was charged with the duty of keeping said bridges and trestles in proper repair; that on Friday evening, the 3d September, 1897, the deceased, when they quit…
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