Legal Opinion

Parlier v. Southern Railway Co.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided November 19, 1901PublishedCited by 6 opinions

ActioN by Alice J. Parlier against the Southern Railroad Company, heard by Judge O. H. Allen and a jury, at June (Special) Term, 1901, of the Superior Court of Ca■ra-r.-r.us County. Erom a judgment for the plaintiff, the defendant appealed.

1Opinion of the Court

Eueches, O. J.

Tbe plaintiff fell and was injured in getting off defendant’s train at tbe station in Concord, and brings tbis action for damages. At tbe close of .plaintiff’s evidence, tbe defendant moved to dismiss tbe plaintiff’s action under tbe statute. But upon tbe Court’s refusing tbis motion, tbe defendant introduced evidence, and tbe plaintiff introduced additional evidence; and at tbe close of tbe plaintiff’s additional evidence, tbe defendant renewed its motion to dismiss tbe action upon tbe ground tbat tbe evidence, if believed, did not malee a prima facie case. Tbis motion being…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Means v. Carolina Central RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1900

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ridge v. Norfolk Southern RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
  2. Prevatt v. Harrelson.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
  3. Nowell v. BasnightSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1923
  4. Nowell v. . BasnightSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1923
  5. State v. Hagan.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1902

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