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James v. Railroad Co.

Supreme Court of South Carolina
Mar 4, 1905
70 S.C. 554 (S.C. 1905)

Opinion

March 4, 1905.

Before GARY, J., Sumter, July, 1903. Affirmed.

Action by Walter James against Northwestern Railroad Co. From Circuit order reversing judgment of magistrate court, plaintiff appeals.

Messrs. Moise Clifton, for appellant. Messrs. Lee Moise, contra.


March 4, 1905. The opinion of the Court was delivered by


The plaintiff recovered judgment in a magistrate court for twenty-five dollars damages for failure of defendant's passenger train to stop at a flag station and take the plaintiff on as a passenger, in response to his signal. Upon appeal, the Circuit Judge reversed the judgment, on the ground that there was no evidence of either actual or punitive damages upon which the judgment could be supported.

It is well established that this Court cannot review the Circuit Court's findings of fact in a case before that Court on appeal from a magistrate court.

The judgment of this Court is, that the judgment of the Circuit Court be affirmed.


Summaries of

James v. Railroad Co.

Supreme Court of South Carolina
Mar 4, 1905
70 S.C. 554 (S.C. 1905)
Case details for

James v. Railroad Co.

Case Details

Full title:JAMES v. NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD CO

Court:Supreme Court of South Carolina

Date published: Mar 4, 1905

Citations

70 S.C. 554 (S.C. 1905)
50 S.E. 504

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