BURCHETTE v. DAVIS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF DURHAM

No. 386.

90 S.E.2d 232 (1955)

243 N.C. 120

Glenn M. BURCHETTE v. DAVIS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF DURHAM, Incorporated.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 23, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hayes & Hayes, North Wilkesboro, for defendant-appellant.

W. H. McElwee, North Wilkesboro, for plaintiff-appellee.


WINBORNE, Justice.

While appellant brings forward for consideration on this appeal several assignments of error, those two, Numbers 2 and 3, based upon exceptions to denial of its motions, aptly made, for judgment as of nonsuit are most strongly stressed. The principal argument advanced is that upon plaintiff's own statement as to the facts of the case he was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. And defendant relies upon the principle enunciated in...

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