Hinton v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioít to recover for alleged negligent injuries to plaintiff and to ber automobile, which, plaintiff was driving at the time, tried before Cline, J., and a jury, at March Term, 1916, of Guilford.
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Civil actioít to recover for alleged negligent injuries to plaintiff and to ber automobile, which, plaintiff was driving at the time, tried before Cline, J., and a jury, at March Term, 1916, of Guilford. There was denial of liability by defendant, and, on the trial, the jury rendered the following verdict: 1. Was the plaintiff and her automobile injured by the negligence of the defendant, as alleged in the complaint ? Answer: “Yes.” 2. Did the plaintiff, by her own negligence, contribute to her own injury, as alleged in the answer? Answer: “No.” 3. What damages, if any, is the plaintiff…
1Opinion of the CourtHoke, J.
The facts in evidence on the part of plaintiff tended to show that on 11 May, 1915, she was driving her automobile along Summit Avenue, in the city of Greensboro, and towards the crossing of that street over the defendant railroad. That it is a much frequented crossing, with buildings extending up near the railroad, shutting off the view of the railroad tracks for persons traveling on the highway, and, for these reasons, there are gates provided to be let down and bar the approach and also a tower and watchman, the latter having full view of both railroad and highway, who operates these gates…
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