Howell v. Southern R. Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Chief Justice Stabler.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries received by the plaintiff at one of the defendant’s crossings in the town of Batesburg, South Carolina. It was alleged that his injury, the loss of his right foot, was due to the negligent and willful acts of the company in the operation of one of its trains and in its construction and maintenance of the crossing.

At the proper stage of the trial, the defendant moved for a directed verdict on the ground that the only reasonable inference to be drawn from the testimony was that…