· 7/1/1984
Bailey v. Smoky Mountain Enterprises
Citations
- 311 N.C. 303
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- “Viewed in its broadest sense, the word ‘animal’ in the language of the law is used in contra-distinction to a human being and signifies an inferior living creature, generally having the power of self-motion.”
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