Entzminger v. Seaboard Air Line Ry.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Hydrick, J., Bamberg, winter term, 1907. Action by J. F. Fntzminger against Seaboard Air Line Railway. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
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Before Hydrick, J., Bamberg, winter term, 1907. Action by J. F. Fntzminger against Seaboard Air Line Railway. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Mr. LaBitte cites: Where verdict exceeds actual'damages newt trial should be granted: 45 S. C., 490. This Court may grant new triad when there is no evidence of punitive damages: 64 S. C., 569. When punitive damages may he awarded: 35 S. C., 210, 493; 54 S. C., 498. Error to rule out opinion of plaintiff as- to- degree of willfulness of defendants servants: 19 S. C., 525; 18 S. C., 510. Judge intimated Ms opinion to jury: 76 S. C., 63;…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
With tbe purpose of going to Denmark, S. C., J. F. Entzminger, on tbe night of 24th December, 1906, boarded the defendant company’s north-bound train at Jacksonville, Fla. He gave the necessary mileage to the conductor and requested him, and later the pullman porter, to wake him at Denmark. The conductor promised to see that his request wias complied with, instead of being put off at the proper place, Entzminger was awakened by the porter, who told him Denmark was next station, and when the train stopped put him off at the 'Station…
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