ROBINSON v. SEABOARD SYSTEM R.R., INC.

No. 8710SC258.

361 S.E.2d 909 (1987)

Lyndell ROBINSON, Guardian of Clara Robinson Hutchins, and Timothy Allen Hutchins v. SEABOARD SYSTEM RAILROAD, INC., National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Archie Donald Brooks and Southern Railway Company.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 17, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thorp, Fuller & Slifkin, P.A. by William L. Thorp and Anne R. Slifkin, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellant Lyndell Robinson, Guardian of Clara Robinson Hutchins.

Thompson & McAllaster by Carolyn McAllaster, Durham, for plaintiff-appellant Timothy Allen Hutchins.

Hunton & Williams by Odes L. Stroupe, Jr. and Julius A. Rousseau, III, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant Southern Ry. Co.

Maupin, Taylor, Ellis & Adams, P.A. by John T. Williamson and John C. Millberg, Raleigh, for defendant-appellee Seaboard System R.R., Inc.


MARTIN, Judge.

Southern Railway Company's Appeal

The primary question raised by the twenty-one assignments of error brought forward and argued in the appellant's brief filed by Southern is whether the evidence was sufficient to warrant submission of the issues of willful and wanton negligence and punitive damages to the jury. Although the question is a close one, we conclude that the issues were appropriately submitted. We have also reviewed carefully Southern...

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