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BENNETT v. SOUTHERN RY. CO.

No. 745.

63 S.E.2d 181 (1951)

233 N.C. 212

BENNETT v. SOUTHERN RY. CO.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 2, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jno. D. Slawter and Joe W. Johnson, Winston-Salem, for plaintiff.

Womble, Carlyle, Martin & Sandridge, Winston-Salem, for defendant.

DENNY, Justice.

We think, if it be conceded the defendant was negligent in the operation of its engine, the plaintiff failed to use reasonable care for his own safety, and thereby contributed to his injury. Coleman v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co., 153 N.C. 322, 69 S.E. 251, 252; Bailey v. Black Mountain R. Co., 196 N.C. 515, 146 S.E. 135; Tart v. Southern R. Co., 202 N.C. 52, 161 S.E. 720; Rimmer v. Southern R. Co., 208 N.C. 198, 179 S.E. 753; Bullock v. Norfolk &...

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