Legal Opinion

Bramlett v. Overnite Transport

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided March 5, 1991No. 9029SC775PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Judge.

On 21 October 1987, William Robert Bramlett was killed in an accident at or near the intersection of Highway 191 and North Mills River Road in Henderson County, North Carolina, when an Overnite tractor-trailer operated by Ivan Herron struck a cable wire which was being installed across the highway. Mr. Bramlett was hanging cable for Wilson Construction Company (hereinafter “Wilson Construction”) on a project that was being undertaken for Essex Communication, a local cable franchise. In 1987 Essex Communication'was engaged in placing cable lines throughout the county. Essex…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. DeArmon v. B. Mears Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  2. Spivey v. Babcock & Wilcox CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
  3. Clott v. GREYHOUND LINES, INCORPORATEDSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
  4. Cathey v. . Construction Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
  5. Frendlich v. Vaughan's Foods of Henderson, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1983

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Wilson v. Burch Farms, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2006
  2. Barnes v. Erie Insurance ExchangeCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2003
  3. Winston v. BrodieCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1999

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