· 7/7/1898
Iseman v. South Carolina & Georgia R. R.
Citations
- 52 S.C. 566
- 30 S.E. 488
- 1898 S.C. LEXIS 103
Syllabus
<p>1. Raieroads — Passenger—Burden oe Proof. — The Presumption is that a person on board of a passenger train is a passenger and not a trespasser, and the burden of showing he is a trespasser is on the carrier.</p> <p>2. Ibid.- — Ibid.—-Nonsuit.—There being facts here tending to show that plaintiff was a passenger and not a trespasser, nonsuit was improper.</p>
Judges: Gary
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