Cotton v. Manufacturing Company.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
PetitioN to rehear this case by defendant, which was heard at the Spring Term, 1906, of this Court and a per curiam judgment rendered. 141 N. C., 876. This was an action to recover damages for injury received in defendant’s mill while working at a calendar-machine.
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PetitioN to rehear this case by defendant, which was heard at the Spring Term, 1906, of this Court and a per curiam judgment rendered. 141 N. C., 876. This was an action to recover damages for injury received in defendant’s mill while working at a calendar-machine. The cause was tried upon the following issues: 1. Was the plaintiff injured by the negligence of the defendant, as alleged in the complaint ? Ans.: Yes. 2. Did the plaintiff by his own negligence contribute to his injury, as alleged in the answer? Ans.: No. 3. What damages, if any, is plaintiff entitled to recover? Ans.: $425.
1Opinion of the CourtBhown, J.
This appeal was considered by the Court at the last term and a per curiam judgment rendered, affirming the judgment without filing an opinion. There was no new question presented arising upon the law of negligence nor any novel application of an old principle. We regarded the case as involving largely questions of fact which we thought had been fully and correctly presented to the jury. We think so still; but in deference to the earnestness of the learned counsel for the defendant we give our reasons why the petition to rehear is dismissed.
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