Evans v. Shea Bros. Construction
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtClaeksoN, J.
In Hughes v. Lassiter, 193 N. C., p. 650, this Court has recently discussed matters presented in this action, and it is unnecessary to repeat.
It was contended in tbe present action by defendants that tbe road on which tbe alleged injury occurred was not a detour- road. Tbe plaintiff left tbe main highway and traveled a dangerous road not opened. Tbe charge goes too far, and is prejudicial. Tbe jury should have been instructed that, under all tbe facts and circumstances of tbe case, it was their province to determine whether defendant failed to exercise ordinary care — that degree of care…
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- Albritton v. . HillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
- Wood v. North Carolina Public-Service Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1917
- Bagwell v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
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