Legal Opinion

Small v. Southern Public Utilities Co.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 6, 1931PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStacy, C. J.

The ease was properly submitted to the jury on authority of what was said iu Starr v. Tel. Co., 156 N. C., 435, 72 S. E., 484; Lawrence v. Power Co., 190 N. C., 664, 130 S. E., 735; Carpenter v. Power Co., 191 N. C., 130, 131 S. E., 400, McAllister v. Pryor, 187 N. C., 832, 123 S. E., 92; Shaw v. Public Service Corp., 168 N. C., 611, 84 S. E., 1010; Turner v. Power Co., 154 N. C., 131, 69 S. E., 767; Harrington v. Wadesboro, 153 N. C., 437, 69 S. E., 399; Arrington v. Pinetops, 197 N. C., 433, 149 S. E., 549.

Due to the deadly and latently dangerous character of electricity, the degree of care…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Haynes v. Kaleigh Gas Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1894
  2. Hanes v. ShapiroSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1915
  3. Fitzgerald v. RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
  4. Harrington v. Commissioners of WadesboroSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
  5. Mitchell v. Raleigh Electric Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1901

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. State v. . CopeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1933
  2. Enloe v. Charlotte Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1935
  3. Ingle v. CassadySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1935
  4. Edgarton v. H. P. Welch Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
  5. Diamond v. McDonald Service StoresSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1937

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