McLeod v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Shipp, J., Berkeley, March term, 1912. Action by Joseph McLeod against Atlantic Coast Line R. R. Co. Defendant appeals. cite: Plaintiff must show negligence: 26 S. C. 49; 52 S. C. 323; 82 S. C. 252; 83 S. C. 213. Oral argument.
1Opinion of the Court
October 28, 1912. The opinion of Court was delivered by On the trial of this action for the recovery of the value of a mule killed by one of the defendant's trains, the plaintiff introduced evidence showing that the mule was killed by the train while grazing on his property through which the railroad ran. To rebut the presumption of negligence by the defendant, arising from the fact of the killing, the defendant introduced the testimony of the engineman of the train to the effect that the train was running at the regular speed, and that the mule came on the track from behind a hedge or…
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