Jeffreys v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ActioN by S. B. Jeffreys against tbe Southern Railway Company, heard by Judge Frederick Moore and a jury, at June Term, 1900, of Guileoed Superior Court. From judgment fox defendant, the plaintiff appealed.
1Dissent 1
EaiRCi.oth, O. J.
(dissenting). The-plaintiff claims damages for personal injuries on defendant’s cars on March 8, 1897. It appears in the record and the argument of counsel that plaintiff was injured by stepping in a hole in defendant’s platform on October 30, 1897. On December 9, 1897, the plaintiff, for a valuable consideration, in writing specifically released and discharged the defendant from any further •claim or demand arising out of the injury received on October 30, 1897, and further recited in said release and discharge as follows: “If being hereby expressly declared to be the…
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- White v. Richmond & Danville RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1892
- Merchants & Farmers National Bank v. McElweeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1889
- Wright v. Northampton & Hertford RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1899