Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1946

Strickland v. . Smith

Strickland v. . Smith
Supreme Court of North Carolina · Decided September 18, 1946 · Devin
39 S.E.2d 381; 226 N.C. 517; 1946 N.C. LEXIS 259 (South Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Strickland v. . Smith

Opinion of the Court

Devin, J.

This case and the case of Kennedy v. Smith, ante, 514, grew out of the same facts, and the two cases were tried together. The facts are set out in the Kennedy case. However, it appeared in this case that plaintiff Strickland was a passenger in the automobile driven by Kennedy at the time of the collision with defendant’s truck. There was no evidence upon which contributory negligence could be imputed to this plaintiff, and the court properly so instructed the jury.

An examination of the other assignments of error brought forward in defendant’s appeal fails to disclose prejudicial error. In the trial we find

No error.

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