Presnell v. Payne
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
The plaintiff does not concede her intestate was contributorily negligent, as alleged in the answer, by voluntarily riding on the fender of the defendant's truck. Nevertheless, the plaintiff does stressfully contend that if it be determined by the Court as a matter of law, or by the jury as an issue of- fact, that *13the plaintiff’s intestate was contributorily negligent, nevertheless plaintiff is entitled to recover upon the ground that defendant Fowler knew of intestate’s exposed position; had time and opportunity to avoid the injury, and he negligently failed to avail himself of that…
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- Ingram v. . Smoky Mountain Stages, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1945
- Redmon v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1928
- Badders v. LassiterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
- Burgess Ex Rel. Burgess v. MattoxSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
- Carlson v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1919
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