Harrison v. Norfolk Southern Railroad
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Horton, J., at April Term, 1922, of WASHINGTON. This is an action to recover damages for injuries to plaintiff, a passenger on one of the defendant’s trains, caused by the acts and conduct of the conductor. Plaintiff purchased a ticket from the defendant in Norfolk, Virginia, on 4 September, 1920, for transportation to his home in Eoper, North Carolina, on the train known as “Norfolk-Belhaven train.”
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Appeal by defendant from Horton, J., at April Term, 1922, of WASHINGTON. This is an action to recover damages for injuries to plaintiff, a passenger on one of the defendant’s trains, caused by the acts and conduct of the conductor. Plaintiff purchased a ticket from the defendant in Norfolk, Virginia, on 4 September, 1920, for transportation to his home in Eoper, North Carolina, on the train known as “Norfolk-Belhaven train.” This was the only train running from Norfolk direct to Eoper. This train did not carry a Pullman or sleeping car, nor did any other train leaving Norfolk for Eoper.…
1Opinion of the CourtWalicee, J.
In tbe consideration of tbis case, upon tbe facts disclosed by tbe pleadings and evidence, we may in tbe beginning refer to certain principles in tbe law of Carriers of Passengers which have been approved by tbis Court in White v. R. R., 115 N. C., 631. Tbe Court there bolds that tbe liability of tbe defendant rests upon tbe obligation of tbe carrier not only to carry bis passengers safely, but to protect them from illtreatment of other passengers, intruders, or employees. “Kindness *90and decency of demeanor is a duty not limited to tbe officers, but extends to tbe crew.” (Judge Story, in…
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- Sheridan v. Brooklyn City & Newtown RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Cole v. Atlanta & West Point RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Croom v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Chamberlain v. ChandlerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1823
- Clark v. . Traction Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
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- Rydberg v. MitchelDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1949