Legal Opinion

Thigpen v. Kinston Cotton Mills

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided October 6, 1909PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal from W. B. Allen, J., March Term, 1909, of LeNOIR. Civil action, to 'recover damages for personal injury, beard upon demurrer by bis Honor, W. B. Allen, Judge, at Lenoir Superior Court. Tbe plaintiffs appealed from a judgment sustaining the demurrer.

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

This is a suit brought by Roland Thigpen, an infant, and by Albert Thigpen, individually, against the Kinston Cotton Mills and the Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation (Limited), of London, England, for' injuries received by the plaintiff, Eoland Thigpen, while at work in the cotton mills of the Kinston Cotton Mills.

1. The son sues to recover damages for a personal injury received while working in the cotton mills, alleged to .be due to negligence of the employer. The father is joined in same action and sues to recover of the employer for the loss of his son’s services.

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Morton v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1902
  2. State Ex Rel. Cromartie v. ParkerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1897
  3. Edgerton v. . Powell, Adm'r. .Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1875

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Citizens National Bank v. Angelo Bros.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1927
  2. Roberts v. Utility Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1921
  3. Shore v. . HoltSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1923
  4. Morton v. ThorntonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
  5. Price v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1968

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