Matthews v. Atl. & N. C. R. Co
Decision Date | 11 November 1895 |
Citation | 23 S.E. 177,117 N.C. 640 |
Court | North Carolina Supreme Court |
Parties | MATTHEWS v. ATLANTIC & N. C. R. CO. |
Railkoad Companies—Injury to Person on me Track—Negligence and Contributory Neoligence.
1. Where one is walking on a footpath at the end of the cross-ties along a railroad track, in the daytime, the engineer of a train going in the same direction may reasonably assume that such person will either stay there, or step further from the track, when he sees the train.
2. Where one is walking on a footpath at the end of the cross-ties along the main track of a railroad, in the daytime, and on the approach of a train going in the same direction, because of his confusion, or for some other reason, moves towards the track and is struck by the engine, he is guilty of such negligence as precludes a recovery.
Appeal from superior court, Lenoir county; Hoke, Judge.
Action by William Matthews against the Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad Company for personal injuries caused by defendant's negligence. From a judgment of nonsuit, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed.
N. J. Rouse, for appellant.
P. M. Pearsall and W. W. Clark, for appellee.
It is not necessary to enter into a general discussion of the duties and liabilities of a railroad when running its train. The question in this case depends upon the testimony of the plaintiff, as the court held that upon all of his evidence he could not recover, and the case was not submitted to the jury. The plaintiff tes-tified: ...
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