Legal Opinion
Little v. Power Brake Company
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided October 11, 1961No. 244PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPaeKee, J.
Claimants assign as errors the exclusion by the court of the following statements made by the deceased employee, offered by them to show the purpose of his trip, and that he was engaged in work for his employer at the time of his death.
One. On the day of his death the deceased employee called on PI. F. Hoffman, a customer, at Laurinburg about 10:00 o’clock a.m., and stayed about 45 minutes. As he prepared to leave he said, “I’ve got to be going along, I’ve got to be down at Whiteville to see a customer sometime today.”
Two. About 7:00 o’clock p.m. on the day of his death the deceased employee…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Prater v. Traders & General Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1935
- Coley Ex Rel. Coley v. PhillipsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1944
- Summerrow v. Baruch.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1901
- Holmes v. WhartonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1927
- Queen v. Dixie Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1919
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. VestalSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- State v. MurvinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
- State v. CoxSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
- Long v. Asphalt Paving Co. of GreensboroCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
- Hargett v. Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
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