STATE v. TRIPLETT

No. 289.

75 S.E.2d 517 (1953)

237 N.C. 604

STATE v. TRIPLETT.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

April 29, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Harry McMullan, Asst. Atty. Gen. T. W. Bruton, and Gerald F. White, Member of Staff, Raleigh, for the State.

Bowie & Bowie, West Jefferson, and Wade E. Brown, Boone, for defendant, appellant.


JOHNSON, Justice.

Was the evidence sufficient to carry the case to the jury over the defendant's motion for judgment as of nonsuit? We think so.

Evidence tending to show these crucial factors make for the State's prima facie case: The paved portion of the highway was 20 feet wide; the little girl came on the highway from the defendant's right; she had crossed the defendant's traffic lane and was about one and one-half feet beyond the center line when hit;...

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