Tucker v. Southern Railway
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Memminger, J., Charleston, March Term'. 1906. Action by Robert P. Tucker against Southern Railway Co. Plaintiff appeals from judgment for defendant on following exceptions: “First exception.
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Before Memminger, J., Charleston, March Term'. 1906. Action by Robert P. Tucker against Southern Railway Co. Plaintiff appeals from judgment for defendant on following exceptions: “First exception. Upon the plaintiff being asked on direct examination the following question, the presiding Judge erred in ruling and holding: ‘But I do> hold that the plaintiff cannot goi and prove the value of those business engagements.’ ‘Q. What was the effect of that delay 'in reaching Gainesville upon your business engagements' that you had in Gainesville that afternoon?’ ' Objected to' as incompetent, as…
1Opinion of the Court
August 16, 1906. The opinion of the Court was delivered by This is an action to recover damages, alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, through the negligence and intentional wrong of the defendant, in failing to carry him to his destination, in accordance with its published schedules. The complaint alleges that on the 15th of February, 1904, the plaintiff, having important business in the city of Gainesville, Ga., made a business engagement therefor, on the 16th of said month, at 3 o'clock p.m., relying upon a contract with the defendant to transport him from Charleston to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hill v. Georgia &c. RailroadSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1895
- Devereux v. Champion Cotton Press Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1882
- Mobley v. Charlotte &c. RailroadSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1894
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- Poulos v. JamesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1970