LITTLE v. POWER BRAKE COMPANY

No. 244.

121 S.E.2d 889 (1961)

255 N.C. 451

Mrs. Vera Louise LITTLE, Widow, and Next Friend of Judith Ann Little, daughter, of Arthur Herman Little, Deceased, Employee, v. POWER BRAKE COMPANY, Incorporated, Employer, and United States Casualty Company.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

October 11, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carswell & Justice by James F. Justice and B. Kermit Caldwell, Charlotte, for plaintiffs, appellants.

Henry & Henry by Everett L. Henry, Lumberton, for defendants, appellees.


PARKER, Justice.

Claimants assign as errors the exclusion by the court of the following statements made by the deceased employee, offered by them to show the purpose of his trip, and that he was engaged in work for his employer at the time of his death.

One. On the day of his death the deceased employee called on H. F. Hoffman, a customer, at Laurinburg about 10:00 o'clock a. m., and stayed about 45 minutes. As he prepared to leave he said, "I've got to be...

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