STONE v. ASHLEY

No. 856.

142 S.E.2d 146 (1965)

264 N.C. 555

Maurice STONE v. Ada S. ASHLEY, Administratrix of the Estate of F. D. Ashley, Deceased, and Guy F. McCormick, t/a Fairmont Gas Company.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 2, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barrington & Britt, by J. H. Barrington, Jr., Lumberton, for plaintiff appellant.

Ellis E. Page, Henry & Henry, Lumberton, for defendant appellees.


HIGGINS, Justice.

The plaintiff's allegations and evidence were sufficient to go to the jury on the issue of defendant's negligent failure to inspect and service the tobacco curing equipment after filling the tank with liquid petroleum gas and before the plaintiff began curing operations. The distributor who undertakes the inspection must exercise a degree of care commensurate with the known hazard involved in the use of...

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