Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided May 24, 1950No. 601PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
"WinbokNe, J.
Plaintiff, in this action, has the burden of proving the carrier’s negligence as one of the facts essential to recovery, and, when he introduced evidence tending to show delivery of the shipment of horses and mules to the carrier in good condition and its delivery to the consignee in damaged condition, such evidence made out a prima facie case of negligence. Chesapeake & O. R. Co. v. Thompson Mfg. Co., 270 U.S. 416, 70 L. Ed. 659; Davis Livestock Co. v. Davis, 188 N.C. 220, 124 S.E. 157; Farming Co. v. R. R., 189 N.C. 63, 126 S.E. 167; Fuller v. R. R., 214 N.C. 648, 200 S.E. 403;…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Speas v. Merchants Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1924
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Thompson Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Jeffrey v. . Manufacturing CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1929
- Hutchins v. . Taylor-Buick CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1930
- Farming Co. v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Millers Mutual Insurance Ass'n of Illinois v. Atkinson Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
- American Home Products Corp. v. Howell's Motor Freight, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
- Home Finance Co. of Georgetown, Inc. v. O'DanielSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
- Joyce v. SellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
- Pinehurst, Inc., Pinehurst Driving & Training Club, Inc., and John Edmunds, D/B/A Edmunds Stable v. Sheila SchlamowitzCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965