Legal Opinion

Clinard v. . Electric Co.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 15, 1926PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is a civil action for actionable negligence by plaintiff against defendant. It was tried at December Term, 1925, in Forsyth County Court.

The usual issues of negligence, contributory negligence and damage were submitted to the jury. They answered "No" to the first issue, "Was the plaintiff injured by the negligence of the defendant, as alleged in the complaint?" and did not answer the other two issues.

The plaintiff assigned some fifteen errors and appealed to the Superior Court. The only material one we consider is the charge of the Forsyth County Court judge, as follows:

(Assignment of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Hough v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. Insurance Co. v. BoonSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  3. Drum v. MillerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
  4. Russell v. Carolina Central R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1896
  5. Marks v. Cotton Mills.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Murray v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
  2. Reeves v. . StaleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  3. Reeves v. StaleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  4. Mintz v. Town of MurphySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  5. Luttrell v. . Mineral Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1942

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