ATLANTIC GREYHOUND CORPORATION v. NEWTON

No. 4970.

131 F.2d 845 (1942)

ATLANTIC GREYHOUND CORPORATION v. NEWTON.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

November 12, 1942.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel W. Ruark, of Raleigh, N. C. (Robert Ruark, of Raleigh, N. C., on the brief), for appellant.

Thomas W. Ruffin, of Raleigh, N. C., for appellee.

Before PARKER, SOPER, and NORTHCOTT, Circuit Judges.


SOPER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal questions the correctness of the refusal of the District Judge to direct a verdict for the defendant in an action for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff from a fall on the defendant's premises. The defendant claimed that the plaintiff was injured while on the premises as a mere licensee and that the defendant owed him no duty which had been violated; but the District Judge overruled this contention and found a verdict for...

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