Hinnant v. Tidewater Power Co.

The defendant is a corporation operating an electric railroad between the city of Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach. On 25 August, 1920, the plaintiff’s husband was one of its employees, serving in the capacity of motorman, and at 6 :30, forenoon, in a collision of two of the defendant’s cars on the trestle between Wrightsville Station and Wrightsville Beach, he suffered personal injuries which resulted in his death at 3 o’clock the nextjmhning^ Thereafter his personal representative brought suit against the defendant and recovered a judgment for damages, which has been paid. C. S., 160,…