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EDWARDS v. HAMILL

No. 113.

145 S.E.2d 884 (1966)

266 N.C. 304

Johnnie F. EDWARDS and Dr. John D. Messick v. J. C. HAMILL and Coastal Refrigeration Company, Inc., doing business as All-Weather Cooling & Heating Company.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

January 14, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Reid, Jr., Greenville, for plaintiff appellants.

James & Speight, by W. W. Speight and William C. Brewer, Jr., Greenville, for defendant appellees.

SHARP, Justice.

Plaintiffs' evidence justifies the conclusion that Hamill's use of an acetylene torch under the conditions and circumstances disclosed by the evidence caused the explosion and flash fire which is the subject of this action. Patton v. Dail, 252 N.C. 425, 114 S.E.2d 87. "It was his duty to exercise reasonable care; and that includes reasonable foresight as to harmful consequences of...

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