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YOUNG v. WOODALL

No. 265PA95.

471 S.E.2d 357 (1996)

343 N.C. 459

Kimberly (Hicks) YOUNG v. Christopher Allen WOODALL in his individual capacity and as an officer of the Winston-Salem Police Department and Winston-Salem Police Department and The City of Winston-Salem.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 13, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wright, Parrish, Newton & Rabil, L.L.P. by Melvin F. Wright, Jr., and Nils E. Gerber, Winston Salem, for plaintiff-appellee.

Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, P.L.L.C. by Gusti W. Frankel, Winston Salem, for defendants-appellants.

AnnFrances M. Shaver, High Point Police Attorney, amicus curiae, for North Carolina Association of Police Attorneys.

WEBB, Justice.

The Court of Appeals' opinion in this case is grounded in large part on its reading of N.C.G.S. § 20-145, which provides in part:

The speed limitations set forth in this Article shall not apply to vehicles when operated with due regard for safety under the direction of the police in the chase or apprehension of violators of the law or of persons charged with or suspected of any such violation.... This exemption shall not, however, protect...

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