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SIMMONS v. A.C.L. RAILROAD CO.

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250 S.C. 199 (1967)

157 S.E.2d 172

Will M. SIMMONS, as Administrator de bonis non of the Estate of Gloria Jean Daniels, Respondent, v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

September 14, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Willcox, Hardee, Houck, Palmer & O'Farrell of Florence, for Appellant.

Messrs. Gasque, Seals & Gasque, of Latta, and Marion H. Kinon, of Dillon, for Respondent.

September 14, 1967.

BUSSEY, Justice.

In this action for the wrongful death of Gloria Jean Daniels, a minor fifteen years of age, resulting from a collision between a train of the defendant and a car driven by the decedent, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $10,000.00 actual damages, and $5,000.00 punitive damages. The only issue presented by the appeal is whether the defendant is entitled to judgment on the ground that the evidence...

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