Legal Opinion

Luttrell v. . Hardin

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided February 23, 1927PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtClarkson, J.

The first group of assignments of error on the part of plaintiff is to the exclusion of certain evidence by the court below, which the plaintiff contends, if not a direct admission, was by inference an admission of liability.

Erom careful analysis of these assignments of error, we think the court below was correct in holding the evidence incompetent. The evi dence appears to be an indirect method to get before the jury that defendant had indemnity insurance. As an example, from the group (fourth assignment) : “Q. I will ask you if you told Mr. George Robbins that if the suit had been brought…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Martin v. Highland Park Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1901
  2. Hodges v. WilsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
  3. Hensley v. McDowell Furniture Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1913
  4. Fulcher v. Pine Lumber Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1926
  5. Lee v. DonnellySupreme Court of Vermont · 1921

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. State v. . MaysSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1945
  2. Ingle v. CassadySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1935
  3. Steelman v. . BenfieldSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1948
  4. Hoke v. Atlantic Greyhound Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1947
  5. Gibson v. WhittonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953

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