Show DUTY OF RAILROAD COMPANY north carolina court hands down im decision the supreme court of north caro una lina has affirmed the judgment of the lower court awarding henry F sea well 4 for being struck by fifteen bad eggs while upon the premises of the seaboard air line railway corn com pany during the campaign of 1900 mr seawell was then the populist can didace for attorney general and was to speak to the people of shelby ar riving there he was told by a delaga tion of citizens that they did not wish to hear him he decided not to speak and while waiting to take the train a mob df his opponents pelted him with eggs being aided and abated by the station agent the court held that a common carrier is not only bound not to assault and maltreat an intend ed passenger but after he has gone upon its premises it should protect him from indignity assault and bat tery |