Case Name: SINCLAIR REFINING COMPANY, INC., v. JOHN O. (JACK) SHUFORD and Wife, ELLEN HOLLAND SHUFORD
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1956-03-07
Citations: 243 N.C. 635
Docket Number: 
Parties: SINCLAIR REFINING COMPANY, INC., v. JOHN O. (JACK) SHUFORD and Wife, ELLEN HOLLAND SHUFORD.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 243
Pages: 635–635

Head Matter:
SINCLAIR REFINING COMPANY, INC., v. JOHN O. (JACK) SHUFORD and Wife, ELLEN HOLLAND SHUFORD.
(Filed 7 March, 1956.)
Appeal by plaintiff from Froneberger, J., September Term, 1955, of LINCOLN.
This is a civil action instituted by the plaintiff against the defendants for the recovery of damages to the property of the plaintiff, which property adjoined the property of the defendants, said damages being caused by the alleged negligence of the defendants, their agents and employees, by setting fire to trash and rubbish on the property of the defendants without properly guarding the same, which fire burned the property of the plaintiff.
At the close of plaintiff’s evidence, motion for judgment as of nonsuit was interposed on behalf of both defendants. The motion was overruled as to defendant John 0. (Jack) Shuford but allowed as to defendant Ellen Holland Shuford.
The jury answered the first issue as to negligence in favor of the defendant. From the judgment entered on the verdict the plaintiff appeals, assigning error.
Childs & Childs for appellant.
M. T. Leatherman for appellee.

Opinion:
PeR CüRiam.
A careful examination of the assignments of error brought forward by the appellant and argued in its brief, in our opinion, present no prejudicial error of sufficient merit to justify an order for a new trial.
No error.