SMITH v. GOFORTH

No. 7429SC642.

209 S.E.2d 887 (1974)

24 N.C. App. 104

Kattire F. SMITH v. Charles Johnson GOFORTH, d/b/a Yellow Cab Company and Betty Harmon.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 4, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hamrick & Hamrick by J. Nat Hamrick, Rutherfordton, for plaintiff appellant.

Mullen, Holland & Harrell, P. A., by Graham C. Mullen, Gastonia, for defendant appellee.


VAUGHN, Judge.

The judgment directing the verdict in defendant's favor must be reversed unless plaintiff's evidence when considered in the light most favorable to her shows that, as a matter of law, she is not entitled to recover.

Defendant, a common carrier, owes passengers in its taxicabs the highest degree of care for their safety, consistent with the practical operations and conduct of its business. Mann v....

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