Pettit v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from Whedbee, J., at June Special Term, 1911, of EDGECOMBE. This is an action brought by the administratrix of Joe Pettit, to recover damages.
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Appeal from Whedbee, J., at June Special Term, 1911, of EDGECOMBE. This is an action brought by the administratrix of Joe Pettit, to recover damages. The complaint alleges the death of the intestate, his employment by the defendant as a messenger boy, the nature of his duties, a description of the place where he had to work, and then alleges specifically the acts of negligence complained of as follows: “On 28 April, 1907, the said infant was given a message by the defendant, and carelessly and negligently directed by the defendant to deliver the same to another one of its employees, and to do…
1Opinion of the Court
AixeN, J.,
after stating the case: The question presented by the record has, within a few years, been considered by this Court in six cases: Ward v. Odell, 126 N. C., 948; Fitzgerald v. Furniture Co., 131 N. C., 645; Hendrix v. Cotton Mills, 138 N. C., 170; Rolin v. Tobacco Co., 141 N. C., 310; Leathers v. Tobacco Co., 144 N. C., 342, and Starnes v. Manufacturing Co., 147 N. C., 563.
The last three were against manufacturing establishments, and were based on the statute (ch. 473, Laws 1903, now Eev., see. 1981a), which provides: “That from and after 1 January, 1908, no child under twelve years…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Leathers v. Blackwell Durham Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1907
- Rolin v. . Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
- Starnes Ex Rel. Starnes v. Albion Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1908
- Fitzgerald v. Alma Furniture Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1902
- Hendrix v. Cotton Mills.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
3Cited by2 opinions
- Pettitt v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1923
- Pettitt v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1923