Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1960

Fuller Ex Rel. Alford v. Fuller

Fuller Ex Rel. Alford v. Fuller
Supreme Court of North Carolina · Decided November 2, 1960 · Per Curiam
116 S.E.2d 776; 253 N.C. 288; 1960 N.C. LEXIS 503 (South Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Fuller Ex Rel. Alford v. Fuller

Opinion

PeR Cueiam.

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.

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