FIELDS v. ROBERT CHAPPELL ASSOC., INC.

No. 7818SC956.

256 S.E.2d 259 (1979)

42 N.C. App. 206

Shirley FIELDS v. ROBERT CHAPPELL ASSOCIATES, INC.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 3, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bateman, Wishart & Norris by Robert J. Wishart, Burlington, for plaintiff-appellee.

Henson & Donahue by Daniel W. Donahue, Greensboro, for defendant-appellant.


VAUGHN, Judge.

Defendant first argues that it was entitled to judgment as a matter of law, contending that the evidence fails to show negligence by defendant and shows plaintiff's contributory negligence as a matter of law. We disagree.

In summary, the evidence tends to show the following. Plaintiff was a registered guest in defendant's motel. She left her room intending to go to the motel office. It was necessary...

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