Legal Opinion

Wood v. . Miller

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided October 9, 1946PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWinborne, J.

Tbe parties do not debate in this Court tbe question as to sufficiency of tbe evidence, offered on tbe trial below, to take tbe case to tbe jury as to actionable negligence. Tbe sole question for decision is whether there is evidence tending to show tbe relationship of master and servant between tbe driver of tbe truck covered by tbe trip lease agreement, and tbe defendant at tbe time of, and in respect to tbe collision.

Tbe relationship between tbe driver of tbe truck and tbe defendant is determinable, in tbe main, from tbe terms of tbe trip lease agreement. This is a question of law under…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hayes v. . Elon CollegeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1944
  2. Shapiro v. City of Winston-SalemSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1938

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Brown v. L. H. Bottoms Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1947
  2. War Emergency Co-Op. Ass'n v. WidenhouseCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
  3. Newsome v. SurrattSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
  4. McGill v. Bison Fast Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1957
  5. Weaver v. BennettSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963

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