HAGWOOD v. ODOM

No. 8710SC283.

364 S.E.2d 190 (1988)

Harry W. HAGWOOD and Exie Elizabeth Hagwood v. Toni Jean ODOM and Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 2, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weeks, Tantum, Hamrick & Jordan by J. Michael Weeks, Zebulon, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Emanuel and Emanuel by Robert L. Emanuel and Stephen A. Dunn, Raleigh, for defendants-appellants.


GREENE, Judge.

Plaintiff Harry W. Hagwood (hereinafter, "Hagwood" or "plaintiff") and his wife alleged defendant Odom, an employee of defendant Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company (hereinafter, "Southern Bell"), negligently operated a truck which proximately caused plaintiffs' injuries. Defendants answered that Hagwood's failure to utilize a seat belt was contributory negligence. Prior to trial, the court entered...

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