Legal Opinion
Tucker v. Norfolk & Western Railroad
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided November 9, 1927PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
In January, 1926, the Tuckerdale Feed and Grain Company ordered a carload of fencing wire and nails which was shipped to it from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. From Fairfield, Alabama, to Bristol, Virginia, the car was carried by the Birmingham-Southern Railroad, and by the defendant from Bristol to Tuckerdale, in North Carolina. At Tuckerdale it was placed on a sidetrack and the consignee was notified of its arrival. The consignee is a partnership; the plaintiff is one of the firm. When the plaintiff and two others “fetched a surge” and opened the door for the purpose of unloading the car, a roll…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. v. McGinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Forrester v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1908
- Lucas v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
- Moore v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1922
- Bivens Bros. v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1918
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