Pennington v. Atlanta &c. Railway Co.

Citations

• 35 S.C. 439
• 14 S.E. 852
• 1892 S.C. LEXIS 187

Syllabus

<p>1. Negligence — Failure of Proof — Non-Suit.—In an action against defendant company for injuries done to plaintiff’s property by a moving train of defendant, it was admitted that defendant was a corporation, but it was not admitted or shown that defendant was a common carrier or that it was operating railroad trains, or that the alleged negligent act was the act of defendant or of any of its agents, servants, or lessees. Held, that a non-suit was properly granted.1</p>