Opinion

Porter v. Western North Carolina Railroad

  • 97 N.C. 66
  • 2 S.E. 581
Court
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Filed
Feb 5, 1887
Status
Published
Author
Davis
On the bench
Merrimon, Davis, Smith
Cited by
25 cases

ordering a new trial when the jury’s answer to one question indicated that the plaintiff did not negligently contribute to the accident that led to his death while its answer to another question indicated that the same plaintiff was contributorily negligent

How later courts described this case

  • ordering a new trial when the jury’s answer to one question indicated that the plaintiff did not negligently contribute to the accident that led to his death while its answer to another question indicated that the same plaintiff was contributorily negligent

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

Davis, J.

I concur in the opinion granting a new trial.

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.

A word about cookies

We need a few to keep you signed in and the library working. The rest help us see which pages people use and where they get stuck. They stay off unless you say yes.