Legal Opinion

Westmoreland v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided October 12, 1960No. 28PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PeR Cueiam.

The court sustained the objections to two questions whether a fire will start along a railroad track (1) by reason of defective brakes and (2) by reason of friction between the wheels and the track. The plaintiff assigns the above as error No. 1. Failure to show what the witness would have answered renders the ruling nonprejudicial. Other objections need not be discussed.

The other seven assignments of error relate to the charge. Careful examination fails to show error in any of the particulars assigned.

The critical issue was one of fact which the jury answered against the plaintiff…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Eubanks v. EubanksSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
  2. Currence v. HardinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  3. State v. PeedenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
  4. State v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1971

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