BLEVINS v. FRANCE

No. 608.

93 S.E.2d 549 (1956)

244 N.C. 334

Rebecca M. BLEVINS, Administratrix of the Estate of William W. Blevins v. William H. G. FRANCE, National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc., James F. Chestnutt, Dixieland Speedways, Inc., and J. & W. Corporation.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 26, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Dickson Phillips, Jr., Sanford, Phillips & Weaver, Fayetteville, for plaintiff, appellant.

Tally, Tally & Brewer, Fayetteville, and Long, Ridge, Harris & Walker, Graham, for defendants, appellees.


PARKER, Justice.

The plaintiff alleges in her complaint five acts of negligence. She alleges that the defendants were jointly, severally and concurrently negligent and careless in that they wilfully, wantonly and intentionally (1) failed to treat the unpaved portion of the track to hold down dust, and failed to provide a safe track on which said race could be run in reasonable safety, and (2) appointed an inexperienced man, well knowing him to be inexperienced, to...

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