Norris v. Holt-Morgan Mills
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from CooJce, J., at November Term, 1910, of HaRNEtt. The plaintiff, an employee of the defendant, brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries, alleging that the defendant failed to furnish him a reasonably safe place to work, that the machinery of the defendant was defective, that the defendant failed to inspect it, and failed to instruct and warn him.
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Appeal by defendant from CooJce, J., at November Term, 1910, of HaRNEtt. The plaintiff, an employee of the defendant, brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries, alleging that the defendant failed to furnish him a reasonably safe place to work, that the machinery of the defendant was defective, that the defendant failed to inspect it, and failed to instruct and warn him. The defendant denied that it was negligent; alleged that if the plaintiff was injured by the negligence of any one, it was by the negligence of a fellow-servant; that if the defendant was negligent, this…
1Opinion of the Court
Allen, J.,
after stating tbe case: We have been aided very much in tbe examination of tbis case by tbe full statement of facts contained in tbe briefs of tbe appellant and tbe appellee. Rule 34 requires tbe appellant to make sucb statement in bis brief, and its observance in all cases would do nmcb to quiet tbe complaint sometimes beard that some fact bas been overlooked.
Tbe exceptions are numerous, but it is unnecessary to discuss eacb one of them, as many involve tbe same question. Tbe exception to tbe question asked tbe jurors, “Is there any member of tbe jury who bas an interest as agent,…
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- Womble v. . Grocery Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
- Dorsett v. Clement-Ross Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1902
- Holton v. John L. Roper Lumber Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
- Alley v. Howell.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
- Marks v. Cotton Mills.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
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- Hopkins v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1915
- The Willem Van Driel, Sr.District Court, D. Maryland · 1917
- Russ v. . HarperSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1911
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