Legal Opinion
Little v. . Miles
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided May 10, 1933PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
On a cause of action not arising out of contract the defendant may be arrested in a suit for the recovery of damages for injury to the person which has been inflicted intentionally or maliciously — that is, when the act is characterized by fraud, wilfulness, wantonness, or criminality, but not when it is merely negligent or accidental. Oakley v. Lasater, 172 N. C., 96; Weathers v. Baldwin, 183 N. C., 276; Coble v. Medley, 186 N. C., 479; Short v. Kaltman, 192 N. C., 154; Braxton v. Matthews, 199 N. C., 484.
The verdict establishes the fact that the defendant’s conduct was not wilful and…
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- Blake v. McClungSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Brown v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1899
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