Spillers v. Griffin
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Maurdin, J., Greenville, Summer term, 1917. Action by W. A. Spillers against H. H. Griffen. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: As to cross-examination by plaintiff of his own witness: 22 S. C. 199; 43 S. C. 127; 89 S. C. 235. As to res gestae: 75 S. C. 190. As to opinion evidence: 95 S. C. 9. cite: As to cross-examination by plaintiff of his own witness: 85 S. C. 146-154; 89 S. C. 234; 43 S. C. 123; 151 U. S. 303-304; 74 S. E. 597; 47 S. W. 1015; 23…
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Before Maurdin, J., Greenville, Summer term, 1917. Action by W. A. Spillers against H. H. Griffen. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: As to cross-examination by plaintiff of his own witness: 22 S. C. 199; 43 S. C. 127; 89 S. C. 235. As to res gestae: 75 S. C. 190. As to opinion evidence: 95 S. C. 9. cite: As to cross-examination by plaintiff of his own witness: 85 S. C. 146-154; 89 S. C. 234; 43 S. C. 123; 151 U. S. 303-304; 74 S. E. 597; 47 S. W. 1015; 23 So. 481; 21 Am. Dec. 122, 127; Decennial Digest “Witnesses” 244. As to res gestae: Jones on Evidence, sec. 345; 3…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Fraser.
The plaintiff was going away from Greenville in the side car of his motorcycle, and the defendant’s automobile was returning to Greenville, driven by a servant. There was a collision between the automobile and the motorcycle, in which the plaintiff’s leg was broken. The plaintiff brought this action for damages, actual and punitive, and alleged negligence, recklessness and wilfulness. The answer of defendant denied all wrongdoing and pleaded contributory wilfulness of the plaintiff, as a defense.
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