OVERTON v. HENDERSON

No. 756SC635.

222 S.E.2d 724 (1976)

28 N.C. App. 699

J. H. OVERTON v. W. D. HENDERSON and Margaret H. Cole, t/a the Chief Motel.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 17, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cherry, Cherry, Flythe & Evans by Joseph J. Flythe, Ahoskie, for plaintiff-appellant.

Carter W. Jones, Ahoskie by Ralph G. Willey, III, for defendants-appellees.


PARKER, Judge.

Plaintiff first contends the court erred in directing verdict for defendant Cole, the alleged principal. We find no error in this regard.

Our Supreme Court has had many occasions to examine the law applicable to cases in which it is sought to hold a principal or employer liable for an assault committed by his agent or employee, most recently in Clemmons v. Insurance Co., 274 N.C. 416, 163...

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