Court of Appeals of North Carolina, 1973

Smith v. Elks ex rel. Elks

Smith v. Elks ex rel. Elks
Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Decided May 9, 1973 · Britt, Brock, Hedrick
18 N.C. App. 138; 196 S.E.2d 375; 1973 N.C. App. LEXIS 1798

Smith v. Elks ex rel. Elks

Opinion of the Court

HEDRICK, Judge.

Plaintiff contends the court erred in allowing defendants’ motion for a directed verdict. We do not agree.

When the evidence is considered in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, it is insufficient to raise an inference that the accident resulting in the injuries to the plaintiff was proximately caused by the negligence of the minor defendant in the operation of the automobile owned by defendant Mary R. Elks.

The judgment is

Affirmed.

Judges Brock and Britt concur.

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