Fuller Ex Rel. Alford v. Fuller
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Fuller Ex Rel. Alford v. Fuller, 116 S.E.2d 776 (N.C. 1960)
253 N.C. 288; 1960 N.C. LEXIS 503
Per Curiam
Fuller Ex Rel. Alford v. Fuller
Opinion
The cause of the accident rests in the realm of speculation- and conjecture. Negligence will not be presumed from the mere.happening of an accident. In the absence of evidence on the question, freedom from negligence will be presumed. Ivey v. Rollins, 251 N.C. 345, 111 S.E. 2d 194, and 250 N.C. 89, 108 S.E. 2d 63.
The judgments below are
Affirmed.
Reference
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- MELBA SUE FULLER, by Her Next Friend, J. D. ALFORD v. LUCY W. FULLER, Administratrix of the Estate of GURNEY RYLAND FULLER, Deceased, and J. R. FULLER; And JIMMY ALLEN FULLER, by His Next Feiend, J. D. ALFORD, v. LUCY W. FULLER, Administratrix of the Estate of GURNEY RYLAND FULLER, Deceased, and J. R. FULLER
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