Legal Opinion

Bowman v. City of Greensboro

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 2, 1925PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtClaeksoN, J.

It is a well established rule that a party injured can sue any or all joint tort-feasors for actionable negligence. As a generalY| rule there can be no contribution or indemnity among mere tort-feasors. J | This rigor of the ride is modified in two classes of cases: “Where the, party claiming indemnity has not been guilty of any fault except ", technically or constructively, as where an innocent master is held to r respond for the tort of his servant acting within the scope of his em- r ployment; or, where both parties have been in fault, but not in the ( same fault, towards the party…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Guthrie v. City of DurhamSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1915
  2. Bobbitt v. . StantonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1897
  3. Baugert v. . BladesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Hayes v. City of WilmingtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
  2. Ballinger v. . ThomasSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1928
  3. Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. ChantosSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
  4. Greene v. Charlotte Chemical Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1961
  5. Hunsucker v. High Point Bending & Chair Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1953

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