Legal Opinion · Concurrence
Morton v. . Water Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided April 14, 1915PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1ConcurrenceBrown, J.
WALKER, J., dissenting; HOKE, J., concurs in dissenting opinion. This action is a consolidation of two actions originally brought and entitled "Charles L. Morton v. Washington Light and Water Company" and "W. B. Morton, trading as W. B. Morton Co., v. Washington Light and Water Company." The alleged damage in each instance was based upon the same alleged negligence, and at the trial of the action the two causes were consolidated, by consent.
The plaintiff Charles L. Morton was originally suing for the destruction of a store building owned by him, by a fire which occurred on the night of 27…
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