Cates v. . Hall
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from 0. II. Allen, J., at September Term, 1915, of Alamance. Civil action instituted to recover damages for alleged negligence of defendants, a partnership, in operating an automobile whereby plaintiff, a passenger in the machine, received painful and serious injuries.
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Appeal by plaintiff from 0. II. Allen, J., at September Term, 1915, of Alamance. Civil action instituted to recover damages for alleged negligence of defendants, a partnership, in operating an automobile whereby plaintiff, a passenger in the machine, received painful and serious injuries. On denial of liability, issues were submitted and verdict rendered thereon as follows: 1. Did the plaintiff, J. W. Cates, on 29 July, 1913, for his own use and for a valuable consideration, procure his passage in an automobile belonging to the defendants, as alleged in the complaint? Answer: “No.” 2. Was the…
1Opinion of the CourtHoke, J.
There was evidence on the part of plaintiff tending to show that, on 29 July, 1913, defendants R. J. Hall, G. M. Brooks, and G. A. Kernodle were copartners owning or operating a garage in the city of Burlington, N. C., letting out automobiles for hire to be run by the partners or drivers supplied by them, and, on said day, plaintiff and another, one W. D. Foster, hired from them a machine at an agreed price and plaintiff and two or three other passengers were going ont on the road towards Gibsonville to meet the Governor, wlm was supposed to be in the county inspecting the roads with a view…
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