Milhous v. Southern Railway
Milhous v. Southern Railway
Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
In this action plaintiff sought to recover of defendant $2,000 damages for the negligent, reckless, wanton and wilful conduct of the servants and agents of the defendant in failing to stop its train on signal at Perry, S. C., a flag station on defendant’s line of railroad between Columbia, S. C., and Savannah, Ga., on the morning of the 8th of February, 1904, whereby plaintiff, having purchased a ticket from Perry to Columbia, intending to become a passenger on defendant’s early morning train to Columbia, alleged that he was greatly annoyed, delayed and inconvenienced in reaching Columbia, was delayed from twenty-four to thirty-six hours in Columbia, during all which time he suffered much pain, annoyance and inconvenience, and was subjected to considerable pecuniary expense. The first trial resulted in a judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $500, which was reversed on appeal to this Court. 72 S. C., 442. On the second trial the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $700, but upon the order of the Circuit Court granting a new trial nisi, plaintiff remitted $200 of the verdict and entered judgment for $500 and costs, from which defendant appeals.
annoyed” and “suffered much pain, annoyance and inconvenience.” It is not error of law to admit testimony in support of allegations, though irrelevant, when they are allowed to remain in the complaint. Martin v. Ry., 70 S. C., 8, 48 S. E., 616; Milhous v. Ry., 72 S. C., 442.
The remaining exceptions quote certain extracts from the charge and assign as error that they were in violation of the Constitution forbidding charge to jury in respect to matters of fact. We have carefully considered these portions of the charge and do not regard them as in violation of the rule stated in Norris v. Clinkscales, 47 S. C., 521, 25 S. E., 797, and the numerous cases on this subject permitting a hypothetical statement of facts.
The judgment of the Circuit Court is affirmed.
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- I. Evidence — Mental Anguish — Pleadings.-—In response to allegations “plaintiff was insulted,” “his feelings injured,” “he was greatly annoyed,” “suffered much pain, annoyance and inconvenience,” plaintiff may testify to mental distress and worry suffered by reason of failure to stop train for him, even if the allegations are irrelevant. O. Evidence. — Appellant cannot complain of evidence in reply to testimony introduced by him in chief on an issue not raised by pleadings.