JONES v. OTIS ELEVATOR CO.

No. 388.

67 S.E.2d 492 (1951)

234 N.C. 512

JONES v. OTIS ELEVATOR CO.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 21, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Reed & Griffin, Kinston, for plaintiff-appellant.

Whitaker & Jeffress, Kinston, for defendant-appellee.


DENNY, Justice.

This is not an ordinary tort action. The liability of the defendant, if any, must flow from the negligent breach of its contract with the Medical College of Virginia. This was pointed out in the former opinion referred to herein. 231 N.C. 285, 56 S.E.2d 684. See also 12 Am.Jur. 820, et seq.; 38 Am.Jur. 664; 45 C.J. 650; 65 C.J.S., Negligence, § 4; Standard Oil Co. v. Wakefield...

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