Mayfield v. Southern Ry.—Carolina Division
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Watts, J., Bamberg, March term, 1909. Action by Leda K. Mayfield against Southern Railway Co. — Carolina Division. From- judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: Adverse holding of right of way can only be proved by facts, not by conclusions: 59 S. C., 162; 48 S. C., 472; 54 S. C., 405.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods
The plaintiff, Leda K. Mayfield, recovered a judgment against the defendant, Southern Railway — Carolina Division, for loss by fire of a gin house, seed house and gins and other machinery, under the allegations of the complaint that the property was set on fire by sparks emitted from one of the defendant’s engines. The excep tions are numerous, but it was admitted at the argument that only two errors are ássigned, one in the admission of evidence and the other in the charge.
The main issues were: First, was the plaintiff the sole owner…
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