WATKINS v. HELLINGS

No. 4PA87.

361 S.E.2d 568 (1987)

321 N.C. 78

Lawrence E. WATKINS, Administrator of the Estate of Melissa Gray Watkins v. Lisa Susanne HELLINGS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 5, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henson, Fuerst & Willey, P.A. by Ralph G. Willey, III and Thomas W. Henson, Rocky Mount, for plaintiff-appellee.

Patterson, Dilthey, Clay, Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog by Ronald C. Dilthey and Sanford W. Thompson, IV, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.


MARTIN, Justice.

This case comes before us on appeal on two issues: whether the trial judge committed reversible error (1) in his instruction to the jury on contributory negligence and (2) in imposing discovery sanctions on the plaintiff. For the reasons explained below, we reverse the Court of Appeals and reinstate and affirm the order of the trial court imposing sanctions.

Lisa Hellings and Melissa Watkins were freshmen roommates at The University of North...

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