Haynes v. Kaleigh Gas Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actiok by Z. W. Haynes, administrator of John W. Haynes, against the Raleigh Gas Company for damages for causing the death of plaintiff’s intestate and son, tried at October Term, 1893, of Wake Superior Court, before Shuford, J., and a jury. The damages were laid at $10,000. The pertinent facts are stated in the opinion of Associate Justice Burwell.
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Civil actiok by Z. W. Haynes, administrator of John W. Haynes, against the Raleigh Gas Company for damages for causing the death of plaintiff’s intestate and son, tried at October Term, 1893, of Wake Superior Court, before Shuford, J., and a jury. The damages were laid at $10,000. The pertinent facts are stated in the opinion of Associate Justice Burwell. The issues submitted were as follows: “1. Was the plaintiff’s intestate, John W. Haynes, killed by the negligence of the defendant? “ 2. Did the plaintiff’s intestate by his own negligence contribute to the injury? “3. What damage has…
1Opinion of the Court
Burwell, J.:
John W. Haynes, the intestate of the plaintiff, was about ten years of age. He wTas “a very healthy, intelligent, moral and industrious boy, well educated for his age.” On the morning of November 15,1892, he assisted his older brother, who was a carrier for a newspaper, and when returning home, about seven o’clock, he took hold of a wire on or near the sidewalk over which he was passing and was killed by an electric current. The place where this occurred was on North street, not far from its intersection of Blount street, in the city of Raleigh. The cause of his death is admitted,…
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