Herndon v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before WharEy, J., County Court, Richland, April, 1921. Action by Mrs. M. E. Herndon against Southern Railway Co. Directed verdict for plaintiff and defendant appeals. cite: Refusal, of contimiance was abuse of discretion: 100 S. C., 375; 19 E. R. A. (N. S.), 409; 2 R. C. E., 219. Whether commerce is inter or intrastate must be determined by its essential character: 219 U. S., 498; 225 U. S., 101;'227 U. S., Ill; 229 U. S., 336; 233 U. S., 335; 241 U. S., 378. Intention of…
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Before WharEy, J., County Court, Richland, April, 1921. Action by Mrs. M. E. Herndon against Southern Railway Co. Directed verdict for plaintiff and defendant appeals. cite: Refusal, of contimiance was abuse of discretion: 100 S. C., 375; 19 E. R. A. (N. S.), 409; 2 R. C. E., 219. Whether commerce is inter or intrastate must be determined by its essential character: 219 U. S., 498; 225 U. S., 101;'227 U. S., Ill; 229 U. S., 336; 233 U. S., 335; 241 U. S., 378. Intention of shipper or passenger: 116 U. S., 517; 219 U. S., 498; 225 U. S., 101; 249 U. S., 472; 105 Tex., 178; 183 Fed., 1005; E.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Cothran.
Action for $556.21, the value of a trunk and contents belonging to the plaintiff, and alleged to have been lost in transit.
The main point of contention is in reference to the character of the shipment, interstate, or intrastate, and the ap plicability of the limitation of $100 recovery in case of loss of baggage. The facts are as follows:
The plaintiff, then unmarried, but engaged to a young man in the army at Camp Jackson, lived at Bristol, Va. It had been arranged between them that she should meet him at Spartanburg, where they…
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