Levan v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before SeasE, J., Sumter, November, 1909. Action by Malinda L. and Barton Levan against the Atlantic Coast Line R. R. Co. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: There was no wilfulness: 54 S. C., 507; 75 S. C., 355 ; 72 S. C., 245, 343; 71 S. C„ 447; 79 S. C., 211; 64 S. C., 423; 68 S. C., 98; 83 S. C., 411. D%ie care required that plaintiff should have remained at the station: 83 S. C., 451. Duty of passenger to imped ticket: 64 S. C., 423; 72 S. C., 345 ; 6…
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Before SeasE, J., Sumter, November, 1909. Action by Malinda L. and Barton Levan against the Atlantic Coast Line R. R. Co. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: There was no wilfulness: 54 S. C., 507; 75 S. C., 355 ; 72 S. C., 245, 343; 71 S. C„ 447; 79 S. C., 211; 64 S. C., 423; 68 S. C., 98; 83 S. C., 411. D%ie care required that plaintiff should have remained at the station: 83 S. C., 451. Duty of passenger to imped ticket: 64 S. C., 423; 72 S. C., 345 ; 6 Cyc., 556-8. And to remain at station for next train: 75 S. C., 355 ; 83 S. C., 411; 6 Cyc., 556. cites: Jury not having…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
The plaintiff, Barton Levan, bought of the agent of defendant a ticket and a half ticket for his wife, Malinda L. Levan, and her child1 from Sumter, South Carolina, to Savannah, Georgia, 'and return. There was evidence from Barton Levan and other witnesses that he asked for a ticket by way of Columbia, and that, supposing tickets had been given him by that route, he put his wife and child on the train for Columbia; that between Sumter and Wedge-field, the next station, -the conductor of the train told Malinda L. Levan that she had…
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