Prescott v. Hines

Citations

• 114 S.C. 262
• 103 S.C. 543

Syllabus

<p>1. Railroads — Negligence in Leaving Standing Cars Held Question for .Jury. — Evidence that at night, when there was a fog or smoke obscuring the place, a railroad train, into which an auto ran, was left standing across a principal street, with no light or watchman, is sufficient to go to the jury on the question of negligence.</p> <p>2. Appeal and Error — Amount of Damages for Personal Injury Not Reviewable, Unless Outrageous. — Amount of damages awarded by verdict for personal injury is not reviewable, unless it be made to appear that it is so outrageous and capricous as to shock the reviewing Court’s ideas of right and justice.</p>