Bolick v. Railroad
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActxoN by Erank Bolick against the Southern Eailway Company, heard by Judge T. A. McNeill at the July Term, 1904, of the Superior Court of Catawba County. The Court granted defendant’s motion that the action abate by reason of the death of the plaintiff, and the administrator of plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtClark, C. J.
Tbis was an action begun in May, 1903, for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff by reason of tbe alleged negligence of tbe defendant. Tbe plaintiff died in April, 1904, and at May Term following, bis administrator asked to be substituted as party plaintiff and allowed to prosecute tbe action, alleging that the personal injuries sued for caused tbe death of bis intestate. Tbe defendant moved the court that tbe action abate by reason of tbe death. Tbis last motion was allowed and tbe administrator appealed.
Tbe action for personal injuries was maintainable at common law and abated upon the…
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