Reports of Cases Heard and Determined by the Supreme Court of South Carolina (Volume 79)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908. Excerpt: ... Argument of Counsel. 79 S. C. 6766 GYLES v. SOUTHERN RY. 1. Railroads--Passengers--Neoligence.--Boarding a moving train is not negligence per se, unless the train is moving so fast as to make the danger of boarding obvious to a person of ordinary prudence. 3. Irid.--Irid.--Irid.--Wilfulness.--There was sufficient evidence here that plaintiff was left at a flag station, at which he had stopped the train by flag, by the negligence and wilfulness of defendant's agents to make refusal of new trial not erroneous. Before Gage, J., Barnwell, fall term, 1906. Affirmed. Action by C. E. Gyles against Southern Railway. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Mr. Robert Aldrich, for appellant, cites: One exposing himself to a known danger can not recover for injury: Moore on Carriers, 673, 832-3. Messrs. Davis, Gunter & Gyles, contra, cite: Points not made on Circuit not considered here: Rule 11 Circuit Court; 50 S. C, 51, 425; 3 S. C, 510; 75 S. C, 32. Not negligence per se to alight from a moving train: 28 Ind., 442; Moore on Carriers, 836, 832, 848, 849, 851; 151 N. Y., 425; 14 Tex. Civ. Ap., 703; 111 Mo., 335; 69 Md., 11; 23 Ency., 646; 60 Fed., 694; 58 A. & E. R. R. Cos., 223; 5 Ency., 649, 655, 664; 72 Tex., 108; 58 S. C, 228; 56 S. C, 93; 66 S. C, 533; 4 Elliott on R. R., 2545; 55 L. R. A., 497. there may be more than one inference from facts, case tmist go to jury: 54 S.C, 504; 76 S. C, 204; 94 U. S., 469; 52 S. C, 336; 76 S. C, 378; 62 S. C, 138; 61 S. C, 348; 33 S. E., 240; 23 S. E., 616; 24 S. E., 415, 805; 26 S. E., 149. Issue of danger in alighting is for jury: 113 Ga., 297; 29 S. E., 886; 25 S. E., 384; 38 S. E., 328; 39 S. E., 961; 39 S. E., 345; 62 S. C, 130; 27 S. E., 128; 58 S. C, 91; 39 S. E., 808; 40 S. E., 86. Proximate cause: 52 S. C, 32...