Pemberton v. Lewis

69 S.E.2d 512 (1952)

235 N.C. 188

PEMBERTON et al.

v.

LEWIS et al.

No. 665.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

March 5, 1952.

Walter D. Thompson, Whiteville, Frazier & Frazier, Greensboro, for plaintiff appellees.

R. B. Mallard, Tabor City, and Smith, Sapp, Moore & Smith, Greensboro, for defendant appellants.

BARNHILL, Justice.

On this record defendant was a private or contract carrier of passengers for hire.

As such he owed the plaintiff the duty to exercise ordinary care to transport his passengers safely. This general duty required him to (1) exercise ordinary care to supply a motor vehicle reasonably…