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ANDERSON v. TALMAN OFFICE SUPPLIES

No. 91.

66 S.E.2d 677 (1951)

234 N.C. 142

ANDERSON v. TALMAN OFFICE SUPPLIES, Inc. et al.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

September 19, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Howell and Oscar Stanton, Asheville, for plaintiff appellant.

Smathers & Meekins and J. Y. Jordan, Jr., Asheville, for defendant appellees.

BARNHILL, Justice.

When a motorist observes signs, signals, or markings upon a street which are in common use by municipalities for the purpose of controlling and directing traffic, he has the right to assume that they were placed there by or under the direction of the municipal authorities. He may operate his automobile in obedience to such signs or signals and presume that other motorists will do likewise. If, in an action to recover damages for injuries inflicted...

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