Legal Opinion

Jones v. Warehouse Co.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 20, 1904PublishedCited by 8 opinions

ActioN by R. A. Jones against the American Warehouse Company, heard by Judge W. B. Allen and a jury, at March Term, 1904, of the Superior Court of Eoesytii County. The plaintiff alleges that he was in the employment of the defendant company in its finishing mill near the town of Spray, N. 0. That he was directed by the defendant’s superintendent to work at a machine known as a “napper.”

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ActioN by R. A. Jones against the American Warehouse Company, heard by Judge W. B. Allen and a jury, at March Term, 1904, of the Superior Court of Eoesytii County. The plaintiff alleges that he was in the employment of the defendant company in its finishing mill near the town of Spray, N. 0. That he was directed by the defendant’s superintendent to work at a machine known as a “napper.” That there was attached to said machine a large pulley run by belting connecting with the shafting overhead. On the inner or lower side of the machine was a smaller pulley which drove a fan or other part of…

1Opinion of the Court

Conner, J.,

after stating the facts.. The record contains sixty-three exceptions, many of which are directed to the same question and are properly taken to save the point. There was a motion at the close of the testimony to nonsuit, which was properly denied, thus disposing of exceptions 1, 2, 8, 9 and 10.

We will first discuss the exceptions to the admission and rejection of testimony. Exceptions from 12 to 16 inclusive cannot be sustained. Exceptions 17 to 18 are directed to the ruling upon the following question to Dr. A. P. Davis : “Suppose the facts to be, and the jury so find, that he…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bost v. . BostSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1882
  2. Perry v. . JacksonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1883

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Keith v. GreggSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1936
  2. Beard v. RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
  3. Beard v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
  4. Apel v. Queen City Coach CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1966
  5. Shaw v. . Handle Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1924

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