Lanier v. . Pullman Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from McElroy, J., at May Term, 1920, of GrUILFORD. Tbe plaintiff alleged in ber complaint that sbe' bad gone from ber borne in Greensboro, N. 0., to Eocbester, Minn., to place berself under tbe care and medical treatment of tbe Mayo Brothers, celebrated pbysi-cians and surgeons of that place, and that after receiving treatment and leaving tbe hospital, she started on her return to her home by way of Cincinnati, Ohio, where she applied to the Pullman…
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Appeal by defendant from McElroy, J., at May Term, 1920, of GrUILFORD. Tbe plaintiff alleged in ber complaint that sbe' bad gone from ber borne in Greensboro, N. 0., to Eocbester, Minn., to place berself under tbe care and medical treatment of tbe Mayo Brothers, celebrated pbysi-cians and surgeons of that place, and that after receiving treatment and leaving tbe hospital, she started on her return to her home by way of Cincinnati, Ohio, where she applied to the Pullman Company’s agent, at its ticket office there, for the reservation of a lower berth to Greensboro, N. 0., and that the said…
1Opinion of the Court
WalKee, J.,
after stating the case: ¥e will consider this appeal by taking up the exceptions and assignments of error seriatim and according to the order in which they are presented in the record.
1. The motion to set aside the verdict because against the weight of the evidence or contrary thereto should have been addressed to the court below.. We do not review its decision upon such a motion, as it is discretionary, unless there is gross abuse of the discretion, which does not appear in this instance. The cases on this subject are too numerous to be cited, and we refer only to the last one.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Manning v. Roanoke & Tar River RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1898
- State v. Ledford.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
- Britton v. Atlanta & Charlotte Air-Line Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1883
- Lunn v. . ShermerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1885
- Chamberlain v. ChandlerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1823
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