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KING v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO.

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249 S.C. 236 (1967)

153 S.E.2d 690

Martha Irene KING, by her Guardian ad Litem, Billy S. King, Respondent, v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, and Roy Gunter, a minor over the age of fourteen (14) years, Defendants, of whom Southern Railway Company is, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

March 16, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. F. Dean Rainer, of Greenville, Albert J. Dooley, of Lexington, and John Gregg McMaster and Robert J. Thomas, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Messrs. A. Frank Lever, Jr., R. Milo Smith and T.H. Rawl, all of Lexington, and J. Reese Daniel, of Columbia for Respondent.

March 16, 1967.

BRAILSFORD, Justice.

The plaintiff was injured when the automobile in which she was a guest passenger and which was being driven by the defendant, Roy Gunter, collided with a locomotive of the defendant, Southern Railway Company, at a crossing in the town of Batesburg. This action for her injuries resulted in a verdict of $20,000.00 actual damages and $10,000.00 punitive damages against the railway...

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