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BELL v. HANKINS

No. 382.

105 S.E.2d 642 (1958)

249 N.C. 199

Harold L. BELL, Administrator of the Estate of Marcla Jeanette Bell, Deceased, v. J. Banks HANKINS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 19, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hall & Thornburg, Sylvia, for plaintiffappellant.

Charles W. Mauze, Walser & Brinkley, Lexington, for defendant-appellee.

DENNY, Justice.

The question posed for our consideration and determination is simply this: Where a plaintiff institutes an action to recover damages for the wrongful death of his intestate against persons alleged to be solely responsible for her injuries and death and thereafter the action is compromised by the entry of a consent judgment for a substantial sum, is said judgment a bar to the plaintiff's right to maintain a subsequent action for the wrongful death of...

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