Rich v. Asheville Electric Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from J oseph 8. Adams, J., at December Term, 1910, of BUNCOMBE. Tbe plaintiff sued to recover damages for injuries received by bim on Sunday- morning, 3 December, 1905, between 10 and 11 o’clock A. M., while acting as conductor on one of the defendant’s cars in Asheville. ' The plaintiff testified that he had been, prior to the injury, a conductor for three years; that he asked to be relieved of his regular run that morning and to fill an extra man’s run, which was to…
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Appeal from J oseph 8. Adams, J., at December Term, 1910, of BUNCOMBE. Tbe plaintiff sued to recover damages for injuries received by bim on Sunday- morning, 3 December, 1905, between 10 and 11 o’clock A. M., while acting as conductor on one of the defendant’s cars in Asheville. ' The plaintiff testified that he had been, prior to the injury, a conductor for three years; that he asked to be relieved of his regular run that morning and to fill an extra man’s run, which was to take, cars empty to Riverside Park — a distance of about three miles — -to bring the cadets of Bingham School in to…
1DissentClark, C. J.
The plaintiff sued to recover damages for injuries received by him on Sunday morning, 3 December, 1905, between 10 and 11 o'clock a. m., while acting as conductor on one of the defendant's cars in Asheville. The plaintiff testified that he had been prior to the injury, a conductor for three years; that he asked to be relieved of his regular run that morning and to fill an extra man's run, which was to take cars empty to Riverside Park — a distance of about three miles — to bring the cadets of Bingham School in to church; that when he reported to the car barn he found "signed up" on the…
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