Legal Opinion
Whisenhunt v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 9, 1940No. 15140PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. J. Strom Thurmond, Acting Associate Justice.
This is an action for $50,000 for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff on April 24, 193.6, and was commenced by service of the summons and complaint on July 19, 1938.
The complaint alleges that the defendant is a corporation created under the laws of the State of Virginia and operates a railroad through the county of Charleston where it has offices and agents to transact business.
That plaintiff was a man-about forty years of age and was employed by defendant as a blacksmith at a salary of…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Steele v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1916
- Hall v. Northwestern R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1908
- Wilson v. Charleston & Savannah Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1897
- Trimmier v. Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1908
- Youngblood v. South Carolina & Georgia R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1901
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2007
- Cooper v. MayesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1959
- Hardy v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1960
- Malone v. Suburban Transit Co.District Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1946
- Bellamy v. HardeeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1963
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