Legal Opinion
Parchment v. Garner
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided October 19, 1999No. COA98-1531PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.
The present appeal arises out of a wrongful death action brought by the executrix of the estate of Roy Edward Parchment (“Parchment”), alleging that Norfolk Southern Railway Company (“Norfolk”) and its engineer, Bobby Lee Garner, negligently caused Parchment’s death. After a thorough examination of the record, we affirm the order of the trial court.
Plaintiff Lawanda Parchment is the executrix of Parchment’s estate. Parchment sustained fatal injuries when the automobile he was driving collided with a locomotive owned by Norfolk and engineered by Garner. The accident…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Weston v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1927
- Cole v. KoonceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
- Cole v. . KoonceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
- Hampton v. . HawkinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1941
- Sorrells v. M.Y.B. Hospitality VenturesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1992
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Estate of Purkey Ex Rel. Purkey v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 2004
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