Legal Opinion

Owens v. NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided November 7, 1962No. 386PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Per curiam

Plaintiffs’ sole assignments of error are the allowance of defendant’s motions for judgment of involuntary nonsuit.

Plaintiffs’ evidence tends to show the following facts: The actions arose out of an automobile-train collision, which occurred about 9:00 o’clock p.m. on Sunday, 11 September 1960 at a grade crossing on South Main Street, in the city of Winston-Salem. U.S. Highway #52 and State Highway #8 merge into South Main Street, and this is the main highway leading to places south. South Main Street is 42 feet wide, runs north and south, and is surfaced with black asphalt at and near the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Watters Ex Rel. Watters v. ParrishSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
  2. Johnson Sons, Inc. v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
  3. Jeffries v. . PowellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  4. Meacham v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
  5. Jones v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Southern Railway Co. v. O'Boyle Tank Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
  2. Jernigan v. ATLANTIC COASTLINE RAILROAD COMPANYSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1969
  3. McNeely v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANYCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1973
  4. Guilford National Bank of Greensboro v. Southern Railway Co.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1962
  5. Medlin v. SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILROAD COMPANYSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964

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