Chiles v. Southern Railway
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before DanTzlER, J., Abbeville, October, .1903. Three actions by (1) J. H. Chiles, (2) T. C. Lites, (3) H. D. Pressly, against Southern Railway. From judgments for plaintiffs, defendant appeals. cites: Sale of ticket over one railroad good over another, does not make a joint contract: 21 S. C., 35; 38 S. C., 429; 25 Ency., 1085; 2 Redf. R. R., sec. 201; Hutch.
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Before DanTzlER, J., Abbeville, October, .1903. Three actions by (1) J. H. Chiles, (2) T. C. Lites, (3) H. D. Pressly, against Southern Railway. From judgments for plaintiffs, defendant appeals. cites: Sale of ticket over one railroad good over another, does not make a joint contract: 21 S. C., 35; 38 S. C., 429; 25 Ency., 1085; 2 Redf. R. R., sec. 201; Hutch. Carr., sec. 580. Party knowing limitations of special agency is bound thereby: 27 S. C., 134; 10 Rich., 336; 3 Thomp. on Neg., sec. 2587; 53 Tex., 364; 8 Sup. Ct. R., 1324. cite: When secondary evidence of contents of tickets may be…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
These three cases, which were tried together, depend on the same facts and involve the same questions of law.
The following is a statement of so. much of the testimony on the part of the plaintiffs as seems to- be undisputed. On May 6, 1902, the plaintiffs purchased tickets from the agent of the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Company at McCormick, which were understood by all parties to' be good for a trip to Charleston and return over the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway and the Southern Railway, within a limit of…
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