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      "REBECCA SIMPSON HART (Formerly REBECCA SIMPSON), Admr\u2019x. of G. B. SIMPSON, v. FRANCIS H. CURRY."
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        "text": "Denny, J.\nThe plaintiff assigns as error the following portion of the charge to the jury: \u201cFor it to be said that the defendant\u2019s negligence was tbe proximate cause of tbe death of plaintiff\u2019s intestate, it must be shown that tbe death of plaintiff\u2019s intestate was tbe natural and probable result of tbe defendant\u2019s negligence, and that it ought to have been foreseen, in tbe light of all of tbe surrounding facts and circumstances.\u201d\nThis instruction is not in accord with our decisions on tbe question of foreseeability. Tbe test of foreseeability does not require that tbe negligent person should have been able to foresee tbe injury in the precise form in which it actually occurred, or to anticipate tbe particular consequences which actually flowed from bis act or omission. 38 Am. Jur., Negligence, section 62, page 713.\nAll that tbe plaintiff is required to prove on tbe question of foreseeability, in determining proximate cause, is that in \u201ctbe exercise of reasonable care, tbe defendant might have foreseen that some injury would result from bis act or omission, or that consequences of a generally injurious nature might have been expected.\u201d 21 A. & E. Ency. of Law (2nd Ed.), page 487, quoted with approval in Drum v. Miller, 135 N.C. 204 (p. 215), 47 S.E. 421, 65 L.R.A. 890, 102 Am. St. Rep. 528; Hall v. Coble Dairies, 234 N.C. 206, 67 S.E. 2d 63; McIntyre v. Elevator Co., 230 N.C. 539, 54 S.E. 2d 45; Lee v. Upholstery Co., 227 N.C. 88, 40 S.E. 2d 688.\nIn Drum v. Miller, supra, tbe court instructed tbe jury that before they could find for tbe plaintiff they \u201cwere required to find that tbe defendant was at tbe time able to foresee, by tbe exercise of ordinary care, not only that injury would result but that tbe particular injury which was received by tbe plaintiff would be tbe natural and probable consequence of bis act.\u201d This instruction was held to be erroneous and prejudicial to tbe plaintiff.\nLikewise, in tbe instant case, tbe assignment of error must be sustained. Tbe plaintiff is entitled to a new trial and it is so ordered.\nNew trial.",
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      "Robert B. Lowry and John H. Hall for appellant.",
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    "head_matter": "REBECCA SIMPSON HART (Formerly REBECCA SIMPSON), Admr\u2019x. of G. B. SIMPSON, v. FRANCIS H. CURRY.\n(Filed 21 October, 1953.)\nNegligence \u00a7 SI\u2014\nIt is not required that defendant should have been able to anticipate the precise injury which occurred in order for his negligent act or omission to be the proximate cause of the injury, but it is sufficient for this purpose if defendant, in the exercise of reasonable care, might have foreseen that some injury would probably result therefrom.\nAppeal by plaintiff from Bone, J., June Term, 1953, of Pasquotank.\nThis is a civil action to recover for the wrongful death of the plaintiff\u2019s intestate which it is alleged resulted from the negligence of the defendant.\nThe facts with respect to- the manner in which the plaintiff\u2019s intestate met his death are fully stated in the opinion on a former appeal, reported in 237 N.C. 260, 74 S.E. 2d 649, and will not be restated herein.\nIn the trial below the jury answered the issue of negligence against the plaintiff and judgment was entered on the verdict. The plaintiff appeals, assigning error.\nRobert B. Lowry and John H. Hall for appellant.\nLeRoy & Goodwin for appellee."
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