KNOTE v. NIFONG

No. 8922SC27.

387 S.E.2d 185 (1990)

97 N.C. App. 105

Todd W. KNOTE and wife, Tammy Knote, Plaintiffs, v. Archie Travis NIFONG, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

January 16, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barnes, Grimes & Bunce by Jerry B. Grimes and D. Linwood Bunce, II, Lexington, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Brinkley, Walser, McGirt, Miller, Smith & Coles by D. Clark Smith, Jr., and Stephen W. Coles, Lexington, for defendant-appellee.


COZORT, Judge.

This case involves a collision between plaintiff's motorcycle and defendant's pickup truck, which pulled out in front of plaintiff. The jury found that defendant was negligent and that plaintiff was contributorily negligent. The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in failing to submit the issue of last clear chance for the jury's consideration. We find error, and we remand the cause...

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