Summerlin v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

The plaintiff has offered plenary evidence of actionable negligence on the part of the defendant. Edwards v. R. R., 129 N.C. 18, 39 S.E. 730; Goff v. R. R., 179 N.C. 216, 102 S.E. 320; Earwood v. R. R., 192 N.C. 27, 133 S.E. 180; Quinn v. R. R., 213 N.C. 48, 195 S.E. 85; Miller, Admr. v. Union Pac. R. R. Co., 290 U.S. 227, 78 L. Ed. 285.

However, the plaintiff according to her own evidence is guilty of contributory negligence, which bars her recovery. Her negligence need not be the sole proximate cause of her injury. It is enough if it, concurring with the negligence of the defendant,…