Legal Opinion

Liverman v. . Cline

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided September 23, 1937PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStacy, C. J.

Without debating the question of plaintiff’s alleged contributory negligence, we think the judgment of nonsuit must be upheld on the ground that the record fails to disclose any relation of employer and employee between the defendant and Ralph Gibbs, the driver of the truck at the time of plaintiff’s injury.

“Where one person is sought to be charged with the negligence or wrongdoing of another, the doctrine of respondeat superior applies only when the relation of master and servant is shown to exist between the wrongdoer and the person so sought to be charged, at the time of and in respect to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Wyllie v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
  2. Linville v. . NissenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1913
  3. Martin v. Greensboro-Fayetteville Bus LineSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1929
  4. Van Landingham Ex Rel. Van Landingham v. Singer Sewing MacHine Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1934
  5. Grier v. . GrierSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1926

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Smith v. . Duke UniversitySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1941
  2. Parrott v. . KantorSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1939
  3. Parrott v. KantorSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1939
  4. Weaver v. BennettSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
  5. Hairston v. . Greyhound Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1942

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