SMITH v. STEPP

No. 665.

125 S.E.2d 903 (1962)

257 N.C. 422

Newton SMITH v. Frank STEPP, Guardian ad Litem for Elizabeth Stepp, and Jesse Franklin Jones. Glenda Gail SMITH, By Her Next Friend, Newton Smith v. Frank STEPP, Guardian ad Litem for Elizabeth Stepp, and Jesse Franklin Jones.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 15, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

White & Crumpler, Leslie G. Frye, and Harrell Powell, Jr., Winston-Salem, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Hudson, Ferrell, Petree, Stockton, Stockton & Robinson and W. F. Maready, Winston-Salem, for defendants-appellees.


BOBBITT, Justice.

It was stipulated "that the accident happened on the Blue Ridge Parkway, within the confines of the State of Virginia, and that the State of Virginia has ceded the area where this accident happened to the Federal Government, and that the Federal Government has exclusive supervision of the road at this point."

An Act of Congress, 45 Stat. 54, provides:

"In the case of the death of any person by the neglect or wrongful act of another...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases