House v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from Long, J., at November Term, 1909, of Ibedell. On issues submitted tbe jury rendered tbe following verdict : “1. Was tbe plaintiff injured by tbe negligence of tbe defendant, as alleged in tbe complaint? Answer: Yes.
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Appeal from Long, J., at November Term, 1909, of Ibedell. On issues submitted tbe jury rendered tbe following verdict : “1. Was tbe plaintiff injured by tbe negligence of tbe defendant, as alleged in tbe complaint? Answer: Yes. “2. Did tbe plaintiff by ber own negligence contribute to ber own injury? Answer: No. “3. What damages, if any, bas tbe plaintiff sustained? Answer: $700.” Motion to dismiss as on judgment of nonsuit formally entered and renewed at close of entire testimony; motion denied, and defendant excepted. Judgment on verdict for plaintiff, and defendant excepted and appealed.…
1Opinion of the CourtHoke, J.
Tbe plaintiff set forth ber cause of action in tbe complaint as follows:
“(2) That on tbe .... day of December, 1906, tbe plaintiff was in tbe employ of tbe defendant as a servant, at Salisbury, and engaged in cleaning passenger coaches of tbe defendant for a valuable consideration; that on tbe aforesaid day of December, 1906, while tbe plaintiff was at work, as aforesaid, in tbe per formance of her duties upon a car belonging to the defendant, she was ordered and directed by the defendant to raise the windows of the car, one of which had just been repaired by the defendant, but had been…
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