HUGHES v. VESTAL

No. 453.

142 S.E.2d 361 (1965)

264 N.C. 500

Tommy Edward HUGHES, by his Next Friend, C. E. Hughes, v. Paul David VESTAL and Donald Wayne Vestal.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 2, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walser, Brinkley, Walser & McGirt, Lexington, for plaintiff.

Jordan, Wright, Henson & Nichols, Greensboro, and Hubert E. Olive, Jr., Lexington, for defendant Donald Wayne Vestal.


MOORE, Justice.

We first consider plaintiff's appeal.

Plaintiff contends that the court erred in the admission of certain evidence bearing on the contributory negligence issue. The jury resolved that issue against plaintiff, thereby precluding any recovery of damages by him. Defendant alleged, inter alia, that plaintiff's speed at the time he first became aware of the presence of the Vestal car was in excess of the maximum speed limit of 55 miles per...

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