ATWOOD v. HOLLAND

No. 439.

148 S.E.2d 851 (1966)

267 N.C. 722

Brenda ATWOOD, a Minor, by Her Next Friend James M. Hayes, Jr. v. Ronnie Scott HOLLAND.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

July 6, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hatfield & Allman, by Roy G. Hall, Jr., Winston-Salem, for plaintiff appellant.

Deal, Hutchins & Minor, by John M. Minor and Richard Tyndall, Winston-Salem, for defendant appellee.


PARKER, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff assigns as error the entry of the judgment of compulsory nonsuit and a dismissal of the action entered at the close of plaintiff's evidence.

Defendant states in his brief: "Assume sufficient evidence of negligence to go to the jury. What was the evidence as to contributory negligence?"

Brenda Atwood testified in her behalf in substance, except when quoted, as follows: On 9 February 1964 she was 17 years old. About 9...

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