Franklin v. Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Railway Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Klugh, J., Greenville, March Term, 1904. Action by Suda L. Franklin and Howard H. Franklin against Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railway Co. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals. cites: Lessor railroad is not liable for injury to passengers by lessee road: 63 S. C., 570'; 60¡ S. C., 209, 390; 61 S. C., 335; 65 S. C., 97; 59 S. C., 544; 35 5. C., 439; 147 U. S-, 101; 37 S. C., 380; 65 S, C., 338; 23 Ency., 2 ed., 785; 54 S. C., 505; 62 S. C., 335; 65 S. C.,…
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Before Klugh, J., Greenville, March Term, 1904. Action by Suda L. Franklin and Howard H. Franklin against Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railway Co. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals. cites: Lessor railroad is not liable for injury to passengers by lessee road: 63 S. C., 570'; 60¡ S. C., 209, 390; 61 S. C., 335; 65 S. C., 97; 59 S. C., 544; 35 5. C., 439; 147 U. S-, 101; 37 S. C., 380; 65 S, C., 338; 23 Ency., 2 ed., 785; 54 S. C., 505; 62 S. C., 335; 65 S. C., 97, 437; 67 S, C., 358. As to exclusion of hospital record: 2 Jones Fv., secs. 323, 324; Green. Ev., sec. 115. Could…
1Opinion of the Court
May 8, 1906. The opinion of the Court was delivered by Plaintiff recovered a judgment of $25,000 damages against defendant, arising out of its alleged failure to protect her while a passenger on its railroad, between Greenville and Atlanta, from the indignity which she averred she suffered from a fellow-passenger, in putting his arms around her and taking other liberties with her person, against her will, and using indecent language in her presence. While the exceptions are numerous, the appeal really involves only five questions.
1. The defendant having admitted ownership of the railroad…
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- Pennington v. Atlanta &c. Railway Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1892
- Bank of Charleston National Banking Ass'n v. ZornSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1881
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