Orr v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Action by J. S. L. Orr against the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company and others, heard by Judge A. L. Coble and a jury, at October Term, 1902, of the Superior Court of MboeleNbueg County. From a judgment for the plaintiff, the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
This case was before us at February term, 1902, and is reported in 130 N. C., 627. The essential facts are sufficiently stated in that opinion, and the principles of law therein decided, as pertaining to the facts of this case, remain the law of the case. This court then said, in setting aside a judgment of non-suit: “But we do think it was the duty of the defendant to furnish the plaintiff with the proper tools and appliances, with which to do this dangerous work, and that it was not the duty of the plaintiff to furnish them.” As the court then held that it was error in the court below to…
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