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211 N.C. 736

190 S.E 729

Phillips v. . Refining Co.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided April 7, 1937

Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1937-04-07

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently November 1955

3 state decisions

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Decided 1937-04-07

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¶1Civil action to recover damages for an alleged negligent injury.

¶2The record discloses that on 9 June, 1933, about the hour of 9:00 p.m., the plaintiff, while trying to berth a boat in the defendant's dock at Morehead City, fell from the pier and was seriously injured when his arm struck a protruding nail which had been driven into the side of one of the piling, about 8 or 10 inches from the top of the deck. The plaintiff was using the defendant's dock, after business hours, for his own convenience. He was neither an employee of the defendant nor engaged in any work for the defendant.

¶3From a judgment of nonsuit entered at the close of plaintiff's evidence, he appeals, assigning errors. It is not perceived upon what theory the defendant can be held liable for plaintiff's injury, unfortunate and distressing as it may have been. The judgment of nonsuit seems to be correct.

¶4Affirmed.

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