Battle v. . Cleave
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN, tried before McElroy, J., and a jury, at May Term, 1919, of JaousoN. The action is to recover damages for physical injuries caused by negligence of defendants in the equipment and operation of the railroad of defendant company. There was denial of liability and plea of contributory negligence on part of plaintiff, and, on issues so raised, verdict for plaintiff. Judgment on verdict, and defendant excepted and appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHoke, J.
The facts in evidence appearing from plaintiff’s own testimony, the only witness examined, tend to show that in June, 1918, in the employment of defendants as log scaler, he was out at one of the camps, several miles from the plant or central station at Crestmont; that the superintendent of the logging force, a Mr. Heatherby, had come out to the camp over the company’s road on a lever or push car, the car having just been repaired, and, when they were ready, the two put the ear back on the track and started on their return to Crestmont. Soon after starting the two front wheels of the car…
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