Legal Opinion

Long v. Methodist Home for the Aged, Inc.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided April 12, 1972No. 57PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HIGGINS, Justice.

The evidence before the jury was sufficient to place the plaintiff at the time of her injury in the status of an invitee in the defendant’s nursing home. While the proprietor or owner of premises does not insure the safety of his invitees, nevertheless he is under the duty of exercising ordinary care to keep his premises in such reasonably safe condition as not to expose them unnecessarily to danger. He is under the obligation to give warning of any hidden danger or unsafe condition of which he has knowledge, express or implied. Strong’s Index 2d, Vol. 6, Negligence. § 53.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Wrenn v. Hillcrest Convalescent Home, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  2. Garner v. Atlantic Greyhound CorporationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1959
  3. Revis v. OrrSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
  4. Gordon v. SprottSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
  5. Harris v. NACHAMSON DEPARTMENT STORES COMPANYSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1957

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Norwood v. Sherwin-Williams Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
  2. Mazzacco v. PurcellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
  3. Southern Railway Co. v. ADM Milling Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1982
  4. Barkley-Cupit Enterprises, Inc. v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United StatesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  5. Newsom v. ByrnesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1994

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