BLALOCK v. CITY OF DURHAM

No. 679.

92 S.E.2d 758 (1956)

244 N.C. 208

Mrs. I. E. BLALOCK, Widow; J. L. Blalock, Dependent Son; I. R. Blalock, Deceased (Employee), v. CITY OF DURHAM, Self-Insurer (Employer).

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

May 23, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryant, Lipton, Strayhorn & Bryant, by Ralph N. Strayhorn, Durham, for plaintiffs, appellees.

Claude V. Jones, Durham, for defendant, appellant.


HIGGINS, Justice.

The death certificate signed by Dr. R. A. Harton, the coroner, was introduced in evidence by the plaintiffs. The cause of death was given as (a) cardiac arrest; (b) due to shock by static electricity; (c) contact with high tension wire. Dr. Harton testified as a witness and on cross-examination stated that no autopsy was performed; that no burns appeared on the body of the employee; and that he found nothing to indicate cause of death other than...

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