Legal Opinion

Mills v. Moore

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 8, 1941PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

'WiNBORNE, J.

Taking all the evidence shown in the record on this appeal in, the light most favorable to plaintiff, and giving to him the benefit of every reasonable inference therefrom, distressing though the situation is, we are unable to find error in the judgment below. Rountree v. Fountain, 203 N. C., 381, 166 S. E., 329.

In order to establish actionable negligence: “The plaintiff must show: First, that there has been a failure to exercise proper care in the performance of some legal duty which the defendant owed to plaintiff, under the circumstances in which they were placed; and, second,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. State v. . JohnsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1930
  2. Murray v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
  3. Whitt v. . RandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1924
  4. Sitterson v. . SittersonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1926
  5. Mercer v. PowellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1940

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3Cited by62 opinions

  1. Reeves v. . StaleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
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  3. Tysinger v. Coble Dairy ProductsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1945
  4. Mitchell v. . MeltsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  5. Sowers v. MarleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952

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