Huffman v. Ingold
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from- Shaw, J., at February Term, 1921, of Catawba. The plaintiff’s intestate was killed 30 September, 1919, by the overturning of a one-ton motor truck near Icard, wkicb was owned and operated by tke defendant in connection with his hardware business-It was driven by an employee, Titus Hefner.
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Appeal by plaintiff from- Shaw, J., at February Term, 1921, of Catawba. The plaintiff’s intestate was killed 30 September, 1919, by the overturning of a one-ton motor truck near Icard, wkicb was owned and operated by tke defendant in connection with his hardware business-It was driven by an employee, Titus Hefner. In September, 1919, the' defendant contracted to install certain heating pipes at Yaldese, fourteen miles from Hickory, and Herbert Miller and deceased were directed to take the materials and tools up there to do the work. On 30 September they started on the truck1 with the material…
1Opinion of the Court
Claek, O. J.
It is alleged in the complaint, and there is evidence to prove the allegation, that the defendant was a tinner and metal worker and has for years operated a hardware store in Hickory in connection with which he does the work of roofing houses, guttering, cornices, etc., and that from time to time he sends out workers from his store and shop, not only in that town but in other places where he has the doing of tin and metal work in connection with contracts for the construction, equipment or repair of buildings, public and private; and that for the purpose of transporting his…
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