WILSON v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

No. 8821SC291.

374 S.E.2d 446 (1988)

92 N.C. App. 320

James Eugene WILSON, Jeannette Wilson by her guardian ad litem, Ronald J. Short, and Christopher Wilson by his guardian ad litem, Ronald J. Short, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY and North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 20, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Z. Wood, Winston-Salem, for plaintiff, appellee.

Petree Stockton & Robinson by Robert J. Lawing and Richard J. Keshian, Winston-Salem, for defendant, appellant.

Hutchins, Tyndall, Doughton & Moore by Richard Tyndall and Laurie H. Woltz, Winston-Salem, for defendant, appellee.


HEDRICK, Chief Judge.

Defendant Farm Bureau first argues the evidence was not sufficient to support submission of the issues to the jury. We disagree. Compulsory automobile insurance coverage is provided to a driver if he is in "lawful possession" of the automobile. G.S. 20-279.21. In this case, plaintiffs sought to prove Fields was in lawful possession of the car he was driving at the time of the accident. Plaintiffs also sought to prove Fields was a spouse of the...

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