Legal Opinion
Jernigan v. Hanover Fire Ins. Co. of New York
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided March 26, 1952No. 233PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtErvin, J.
According to both common usage and statutory definition, a farm tractor is a “motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry.” G.S. 20-38 (h); State ex rel. Rice v. Louisiana Oil Co., 174 Miss. 585, 165 So. 423; Davis v. Wright, 194 Okl. 451, 152 P. 2d 921.
Common knowledge attests that when the term ear is applied to a motor vehicle, it is used as a synonym for automobile. Monroe’s Adm’r v. Federal Union Life Ins. Co., 251 Ky. 570, 65 S.W. 2d 680; City of Philadelphia v. Philadelphia Transp. Co., 345 Pa. 244,…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Towne v. EisnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Moore v. Life & Casualty InsuranceTennessee Supreme Court · 1931
- Philadelphia v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Diocese of Trenton v. TomanNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1908
- Kellaher v. City of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1911
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Thompson v. SolesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
- Slaughter v. Abilene State SchoolTexas Supreme Court · 1977
- Seaford v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1961
- Mull v. Equitable Life Assurance SocietyMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. RidingerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
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