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GIBBS v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO. ET AL.

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221 S.C. 243 (1952)

70 S.E.2d 238

GIBBS v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO., ET AL.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

March 28, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Hagood, Rivers & Young, of Charleston, for Appellants.

Messrs. A.R. McGowan and G.M. Howe, Jr., of Charleston, for Respondent.

March 28, 1952.

OXNER, Justice.

This action was brought by Samuel Gibbs against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company and D.T. Smith, the conductor in charge of the train, to recover actual and punitive damages sustained by Gibbs when he was struck by a boxcar at the end of a train being pushed along certain tracks in Charleston County known as the Ashley River Extension. The trial resulted in a verdict in favor of Gibbs for $5,000.00 actual damages against...

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