Wragge v. So. Ca. & Ga. R. R.

Citations

• 47 S.C. 105
• 33 L.R.A. 191
• 25 S.E. 76
• 1896 S.C. LEXIS 109

Syllabus

<p>1. Negligence — Railroad—Rev. Stat., 1692 — Damages.—In an action under sec. 1692 of Rev. Stat. against a railroad for damages resulting from its negligence to blow the whistle and ring the bell,-it is not necessary to show that such n'egligence was the proximate cause of the injury.</p> <p>2. Error — Circuit Judge — Request.—Error cannot be imputed to a Circuit Judge for failure to define a term in a statute, when no request to that effect has been made.</p> <p>3. Negligence — Damages—Railroad—Rev. Stat., 1692. — In an action against a railroad company, under Rev. Stat., 1692, for damages for failure to ring the bell and blow the whistle, it is not necessary for the plaintiff to show that the failure to give the statutory signals was the efficient cause of the injury.</p> <p>4. Query — REQUEST.—Can a request to charge be disregarded, because the authorities relied on to support it are not noted on the margin?</p>