JOHNSON v. WILLIAMS

No. 7311DC269.

198 S.E.2d 192 (1973)

19 N.C. App. 185

Prince JOHNSON v. Vernon Alexander WILLIAMS and James Reid Douglas.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 8, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hoyle & Hoyle by J. W. Hoyle, Sanford, for plaintiff.

Pittman, Staton & Betts by R. Michael Jones, Sanford, for defendants.


BROCK, Judge.

In order for plaintiff to be entitled to go to the jury on the issue of negligence he must introduce evidence either direct or circumstantial, or a combination of both, sufficient to support a finding that defendant was guilty of the act of negligence complained of and that such act proximately caused plaintiff's injury, including the element that the injury was reasonably foreseeable under the circumstances. 6 Strong, N.C.Index 2, Negligence §...

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