Legal Opinion
Britt v. Mangum
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided January 31, 1964No. 594PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*252Denny, C.J.
This case involves the application of what is known as the rescue doctrine.
Our cases involving the doctrine seem to differ factually from the present one. In Norris v. R. R., 152 N.C. 505, 67 S.E. 1017, 27 L.R.A. (N.S.) 1069; Alford v. Washington, 238 N.C. 694, 78 S.E. 2d 915; s.c., 244 N.C. 132, 92 S.E. 2d 788; and Bumgarner v. R. R., 247 N.C. 374, 100 S.E. 2d 830, the plaintiff in each of these cases had rescued or undertaken to rescue a person or persons who had been subjected to imminent peril through the negligence of a third person.
In Norris v. R. R., supra, it is said: “* *…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Wagner v. International Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Ehrgott v. . Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Eckert v. . the Long Island Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Payne v. Georgetown Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Lynch v. FisherLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1947
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3Cited by11 opinions
- McNair v. BoyetteSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- Clinkscales v. Nelson Securities, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2005
- Dubus v. Dresser IndustriesWyoming Supreme Court · 1982
- Partin v. Carolina Power and Light Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979
- Westbrook v. CobbCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1992
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