CRISP v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO.

No. 99.

124 S.E.2d 149 (1962)

256 N.C. 408

Ernest G. CRISP v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 28, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Williams, Williams & Morris and James N. Golding, Asheville, for plaintiff, appellant.

Van Winkle, Walton, Buck & Wall, O. E. Starnes, Jr., and Roy W. Davis, Jr., Asheville, for defendant, appellee.


MOORE, Justice.

The judge instructed the jury as follows: "* * * (T)he court charges you * * * that if you believe all of the evidence in this case and find the facts to be as the evidence tends to show, that you would answer the issue NO." The jury did answer the issue "No."

In the first place, the instruction is insufficient in form. When a peremptory instruction is permissible, the court must leave it to the jury to determine the credibility of the testimony...

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