Case Name: JAMES v. NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD CO.
Court: Supreme Court of South Carolina
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1905-03-04
Citations: 70 S.C. 554
Docket Number: 
Parties: JAMES v. NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD CO.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Carolina Reports
Volume: 70
Pages: 554–555

Head Matter:
JAMES v. NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD CO.
Magistrate Court — Finding oe Fact. — This Court cannot review the findings of fact by Circuit Court on appeal from magistrate court.
Before Gary, J., Sumter, July, 1903.
Affirmed.
Action by Walter James against Northwestern Railroad Co. From Circuit order reversing judgment of magistrate court, plaintiff appeals.
Messrs. Moise & Clifton, for appellant. Messrs. Lee & Moise, contra.
March 4, 1905.

Opinion:
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
The plaintiff recovered judgment in a magistrate court for twenty-five dollars damages for failure of defendant's passenger train to stop at a flag station and take the plaintiff on as a passenger, in response to his signal. Upon appeal, the Circuit Judge reversed the judgment, on the ground that there was no. evidence of either actual or punitive damages, upon which the judgment could be supported.
It is well established that this Court cannot review the Circuit Court's findings of fact in a case before that Court on appeal from a magistrate court.
The judgment of this Court is, that the judgment of the Circuit Court be affirmed.