Horn v. Southern Ry.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Krugh, J., Spartanburg, Action by Mary Louise Horn and Ben Horn against Southern Railway. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: Error in charging burden was on defendant to establish the negligence of plaintiff: 70 S. C., 525. Charge as to duty of carrier to assist passenger in alighting was on the facts: 61 S. C., 563; 51 S'. C., 460; 47 S. C., 523. No citations.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
The plaintiff, Mary Louisa Horn, her husband, John Horn, and her adult sister, on March 5th, 1905, were passengers from Union to Jonesville on the defendant’s train. The action was brought for injuries alleged to have been received by the plaintiff in a fall due to the turning of a stool placed on the ground to aid passengers in alighting.
The plaintiff testified she had several parcels and asked the conductor to help her when she reached Jonesville; that her husband preceded her in getting off the train with their baby in his arms;…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Doolittle v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1901
- Jennings v. Edgefield Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1905
- Kennedy v. Southern Ry. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1901
- Mitchiner v. Western Union Tel. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1905
- Madden v. Port Royal &c. Railway Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1894
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Singletary v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1950
- Brewer v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1929
- Southern Ry. Co. v. LaxsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
- Gue v. WilsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1910
- Williams v. BarrySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1978
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