McMAHAN v. STOGNER

No. 8818SC1425.

384 S.E.2d 60 (1989)

Loie Ray McMAHAN v. Marcus Albert STOGNER and Jean Wise Stogner.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 3, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Cahoon, Greensboro, for plaintiff-appellant.

Henson, Henson Bayliss & Teague by Perry C. Henson and Gary K. Sue, Greensboro, for defendant-appellee.


WELLS, Judge.

Plaintiff contends that the trial court erred by failing to submit to the jury the issue of last clear chance.

A plaintiff is entitled to an instruction on the doctrine of last clear chance when he establishes four essential elements: (1) that the plaintiff negligently placed himself in a position of peril from which he could not escape by the exercise of reasonable care; (2) that the defendant knew of, or by the exercise of reasonable care could...

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