LEE v. REGAN

No. 7914SC1087.

267 S.E.2d 909 (1980)

Jesse Thomas LEE v. Woodrow Wilson REGAN.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Darsie, Archbell & Cotter by James B. Archbell, Durham, for plaintiff-appellee.

Haywood, Denny & Miller by James H. Johnson, III, Durham, for defendant-appellant.


VAUGHN, Judge.

Defendant has brought forward eight arguments on appeal. All eight address one issue, the evidence and proof of damages, particularly the evidence and proof of damages relating to the preexisting syringomyelia. Our State recognizes the "special sensitivity" or "thin skull" rule. According to this rule, a negligent defendant is subject to liability for harm to the plaintiff although a physical condition of plaintiff which is neither known nor should...

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