Legal Opinion

Denny v. North Carolina Railroad

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided April 14, 1903PublishedCited by 17 opinions

ActioN by W. R Denny against the North Carolina Railroad Company, heard by Judge Walter H. Neal and a jury, at February Term, 1902, of the Superior Court of Gutleoed County. From a judgment of dismissal as of non-suit, the plaintiff appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtConnor, J.

This is an action to recover of the defendant damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff while a passenger on the train of the defendant’s lessee. The portion of the evidence necessary to be considered in passing upon the exceptions to the ruling of his Honor is as follows:

The plaintiff testified that he purchased a ticket of the agent of the defendant’s lessee at Greensboro, from that point to McLeansville, a station on the road, and paid therefor the sum of twenty-five cents; that he went into the defendant’s car, and after the train left Greensboro the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Tillett v. Norfolk & Western R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1896
  2. President of the Baltimore & Yorktown Turnpike Road v. CasonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1890
  3. Johnson v. Atlantic & North Carolina RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1902
  4. Burgin v. Richmond & Danville RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1894
  5. Nance v. Carolina Central RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1886

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. CrosbySupreme Court of Florida · 1907
  2. Peterson v. RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
  3. Morrow v. Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
  4. Morrow v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
  5. Stamey v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1935

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