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BERRIER v. THRIFT

No. 9122SC253.

420 S.E.2d 206 (1992)

107 N.C. App. 356

Ronald Gray BERRIER, Administrator of the Estate of Christy Paige Berrier, Plaintiff, v. Gary Wayne THRIFT, II, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

September 1, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice by Allan R. Gitter and Ellen M. Gregg, Winston-Salem, for plaintiff-appellee.

Brinkley, Walser, McGirt, Miller, Smith & Coles by Charles H. McGirt and Stephen W. Coles, Lexington, for defendant-appellant.

PARKER, Judge.

This wrongful death action arising out of a single car collision was brought pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 28A-18-2 by the administrator of decedent Christy Paige Berrier's estate. The jury found that defendant was negligent, decedent was contributorily negligent but defendant was grossly negligent. The estate was awarded $50,000.00 in compensatory damages and $250,000.00 in punitive damages. Defendant appeals the punitive damage award on three grounds...

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