Bunch v. Foreman Blades Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN tried before Daniels, J., at January Term, 1917, of CubRitucK, upon these issues: 1. Was the plaintiff Jerry Buncb injured by the negligence of the defendant Lumber Company, as alleged? Answer; “Yes.” 2. Did plaintiff Jerry Bunch by his own negligence contribute to his injury, as alleged in the answer? Answer: “No.” 3. What damage is plaintiff Jerry Bunch entitled to recover? Answer: “$5,000.” 4. Did Joseph EL Bunch, after qualifying as guardian for said Jerry…
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Civil actioN tried before Daniels, J., at January Term, 1917, of CubRitucK, upon these issues: 1. Was the plaintiff Jerry Buncb injured by the negligence of the defendant Lumber Company, as alleged? Answer; “Yes.” 2. Did plaintiff Jerry Bunch by his own negligence contribute to his injury, as alleged in the answer? Answer: “No.” 3. What damage is plaintiff Jerry Bunch entitled to recover? Answer: “$5,000.” 4. Did Joseph EL Bunch, after qualifying as guardian for said Jerry M. Bunch, then a minor, make settlement and execute the release dated A September, 1912, and introduced as exhibit in…
1Opinion of the CourtBkowN, J.
We will not undertake to discuss tbe sixty-one assignments of error presented in this record. In tbe main, tbey represent three propositions: Whether upon all tbe evidence there-was any negligence; whether upon all the evidence plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence; and whether the attempted settlement by guardian was conclusive.
The evidence of negligence is abundant. That of plaintiff tends to prove that he was an inexperienced hand, 21 years of age, employed in defendant’s mill to clean up shavings and keep the shavings clear from the planing machines and to rake them over to a…
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