Barnes v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Maurdin, J., Charleston, Spring term, 1918. Action by Travis Barnes, by his guardian ad litem, against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, a corporation, and others.
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Before Maurdin, J., Charleston, Spring term, 1918. Action by Travis Barnes, by his guardian ad litem, against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, a corporation, and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. cite: As to refusal of motion for continuance: 42 S. C. 209; 33 S. C. 106; 33 S. C. 275; 4 Strob. 61; 25 S. C. 122; 29 S. C. 581; 71 S. E. 782; 89 S. C. 190; 65 S. C. 493; 43 S. E. 957; 67 S. C. 245; 45 S. E. 171; 68 S. C. 494 ; 47 S. E. 689; 77 S. C. 294; 57 S. E. 848; 37 S. E. 836; 75 S. C. 150; 55 S. E. 161; 75 S. C. 311; 55 S. E. 458; 80 S. C. 557; 61 S.-E. 1014; 82…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Watts.
This is an action for damages, and the case was tried before Judge Mauldin and a jury. At the close of plaintiff’s case, a motion was made for a directed verdict in favor of defendants, which was refused. When all of the evidence was in, another motion for a directed verdict in favor of the defendants .was made and refused. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff against defendants generally for the sum of $10,000. After entry of judgment, defendants appeal.
The first exception is as follows: Because the Court should have…
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