Legal Opinion
Towe v. Stokes
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
Decided January 11, 1954No. Civ. A. No. 464PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYES, Judge.
On November 20,1952, John T. Stokes owned tractor-trailer unit. He employed defendant George S. Willard to drive this unit from Abingdon, Va., to Sanford, N. C. The trailer was a flat bed on which hogsheads of tobacco were piled and covered with an old black faded canvas which gave, it the appearance of the pavement on U. S. Highway 52 in the vicinity of Mt. Airy, N. C., where plaintiff was injured when her automobile collided with it. The accident occurred about 1% mile north of Mount Airy at approximately 6:45 A.M.
The battery on the tractor was too weak to start the tractor at…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Chaffin v. BrameSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
- Morris v. Jenrette Transport Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
- Goode v. BartonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
- Hollifield v. EverhartSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
- Morris v. Sells-Floto Circus, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1933
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Alexander v. Civil Air PatrolDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1955
- Stokes v. ToweCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954