Legal Opinion
Hunsucker v. High Point Bending & Chair Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided April 29, 1953No. 310PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEeviN, J.
It is advisable to note at the outset certain well settled rules of the common law which were accorded full recognition in this State before the adoption of the Workmen’s Compensation Act.
Under the common law, an injured person can sue any one or all of several joint tort-feasors whose negligent acts or omissions unite to produce his injury. Barber v. Wooten, 234 N.C. 107, 66 S.E. 2d 690; Bechtler v. Bracken, 218 N.C. 515, 11 S.E. 2d 721; Smith v. Sink, 210 N.C. 815, 188 S.E. 631; Ridge v. High Point, 176 N.C. 421, 97 S.E. 369; Sircey v. Rees’ Sons, 155 N.C. 296, 71 S.E. 310; Dillon v.…
2Cases cited69 opinions
- McFall v. Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) S. A.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Hitaffer v. Argonne Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Westchester Lighting Co. v. Westchester County Small Estates Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Baugh v. RogersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- Schubert v. August Schubert Wagon Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
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3Cited by67 opinions
- Hayes v. City of WilmingtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. ChantosSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
- McDonnell Aircraft Corp. v. Hartman-Hanks-Walsh Painting Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1959
- General Electric Company, and Third-Party v. Kelly C. Moretz, and Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
- Greene v. Charlotte Chemical Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1961
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