White v. Thomasville Light & Power Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from Jones, J., April Term, 1909, of Davidson. Civil action, to recover damages for alleged negligent killing of intestate. The jury rendered the following verdict; . 1. “Was the plaintiff’s intestate’s death caused by the defendant’s negligence ?” Answer: “Yes.” 2. “Did the plaintiff’s intestate contribute to his own injury ?” Answer: “No.” 3. “What damage, if any, is the plaintiff entitled to receive?” Answer: “Five thousand dollars.”
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Appeal from Jones, J., April Term, 1909, of Davidson. Civil action, to recover damages for alleged negligent killing of intestate. The jury rendered the following verdict; . 1. “Was the plaintiff’s intestate’s death caused by the defendant’s negligence ?” Answer: “Yes.” 2. “Did the plaintiff’s intestate contribute to his own injury ?” Answer: “No.” 3. “What damage, if any, is the plaintiff entitled to receive?” Answer: “Five thousand dollars.” There was judgment on the verdict for plaintiff, and defendant appealed, assigning for error several exceptions noted during the progress of the trial,…
1Opinion of the Court
LEoxe, J.,
after .stating the case: There was testimony on the part of the defendant tending to show that the defendant company owned and operated an electric plant in the town of Thom-asville, N. 0., and was engaged in supplying the town and citizens of the community with light and power; that just preceding the occurrence several Tungsten lamps had been burned out, 'indicating a defect somewhere in the system, very likely caused by a leakage from the power to the arc-light wire; and on 6 June, 1908, the intestate, having been employed for the purpose, was sent by the company to discover and…
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