Caveny v. Neely

Citations

• 43 S.C. 70
• 20 S.E. 806
• 1895 S.C. LEXIS 132

Syllabus

<p>1. Carriers — Negligence.—In action to recover damages for injuries received by plaintiff while a passenger on defendant’s hack, testimony in support of the allegations of the complaint is competent to show carelessness and negligence on the part of defendant’s servant, the driver of the hack, in producing the alleged injury, by abandoning the hack as well as in driving against a pole.</p> <p>2. Ibid. — Ibid.—Charging Juries. — The trial judge did not err- in failing to limit the jury to one act of negligence where he was not requested so to charge, and where the complaint alleged, and there was evidence tending to show, other acts of negligence.</p> <p>3. Ibid. — Ibid.—The trial judge did not err in charging that the master must provide suitable appliances for the conduct of his servants, and, as carriers of passengers for hire, are bound to furnish good vehicles and skillful servants, there being testimony tending to show that the vehicle was not a suitable one to convey the number of passengers received, and that the driver was not skillful.</p>