SWORD v. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. COA95-9.

464 S.E.2d 715 (1995)

Shawna McAdam SWORD, Plaintiff, v. STATE of North Carolina, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 19, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Dunn, P.A. by Donald J. Dunn, New Bern, for plaintiff-appellant.

Attorney General Michael F. Easley by Assistant Attorney General Don Wright, for the State.


JOHNSON, Judge.

Plaintiff Shawna McAdam Sword was seriously injured in an automobile accident that occurred on 19 May 1991. Plaintiff was a passenger in a motor vehicle driven by her brother, Robert Barry McAdam. The accident occurred when the McAdam vehicle slid out of control and into the path of a vehicle in the oncoming lane of traffic. At the time, Robert McAdam was operating his vehicle at approximately 55 miles per hour.

On 2 December 1991, plaintiff...

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