Peterson v. Tidewater Power Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Gormor, J., at tbe October Term, 1921, of New HaNOVee. Tbis was a civil action, brought by the plaintiffs to recover damages of the defendant for the alleged negligent burning by the defendant of the feme plaintiff’s cottage and furniture at 'Wi’ightsville Beach.
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Appeal by defendant from Gormor, J., at tbe October Term, 1921, of New HaNOVee. Tbis was a civil action, brought by the plaintiffs to recover damages of the defendant for the alleged negligent burning by the defendant of the feme plaintiff’s cottage and furniture at 'Wi’ightsville Beach. At the trial the defendant admitted the plaintiff’s ownership in fee simple of the lands and premises described in the complaint, but required the plaintiffs to put in the deed which showed the purchase price of the property alleged to have been destroyed through the negligence of the defendant. Tbe defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
We are of tbe opinion that tbe testimony of tbe witnesses tended to show that before tbe defendant’s servants entered tbe cottage for tbe purpose of connecting tbe bouse fixtures with tbe main outside, so as to furnish a supply of gas for domestic uses, Mr. Peterson, one of tbe plaintiffs and owners of tbe cottage, bad gone into it and upon leaving tbe cottage be securely locked and fastened tbe same, and there was no fire in there. It further appears by tbe testimony that there was nothing in tbe bouse that would cause a fire, until tbe defendant’s employees entered it to do tbe work tbe…
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