Steele v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.
Decision Date | 28 June 1913 |
Citation | 78 S.E. 705,95 S.C. 124 |
Parties | STEELE v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO. |
Court | South Carolina Supreme Court |
Appeal from Common Pleas Circuit Court of Florence County; Thos. S Sease, Judge.
Action by W. M. Steele against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company and another. From an order overruling a demurrer by the defendant named, it appeals. Affirmed.
F. L Willcox, of Florence, for appellant. Ragsdale & Whiting, of Florence, for respondent.
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