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Morton v. Walton

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Oct 1, 1927
139 S.E. 701 (N.C. 1927)

Opinion

(Filed 12 October, 1927.)

APPEAL by plaintiff from Sinclair, J., at April Term, 1927, of ONSLOW. Affirmed.

N.E. Day and Cowper, Whitaker Allen for plaintiff.

Summersill Summersill and John D. Warlick for defendant.


This was an action to recover damages for personal injury. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant was engaged as overseer for the Onslow County road commission, and while building a certain road negligently left a stump in it and that the car in which the plaintiff was traveling was driven against the stump, whereby the plaintiff was injured. At the conclusion of the evidence the action was dismissed as in case of nonsuit. We have carefully examined the record and are of opinion that it does not disclose a case of actionable negligence. The judgment is

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Morton v. Walton

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Oct 1, 1927
139 S.E. 701 (N.C. 1927)
Case details for

Morton v. Walton

Case Details

Full title:J. T. MORTON v. G. T. WALTON

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Oct 1, 1927

Citations

139 S.E. 701 (N.C. 1927)
194 N.C. 798