BYRD v. ADAMS

No. COA01-1162.

568 S.E.2d 640 (2002)

Eric Dylan BYRD, Plaintiff v. James Melvin ADAMS, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Publication Ordered September 9, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pulley, Watson, King & Lischer, P.A. by Guy W. Crabtree, Durham, for plaintiff-appellant.

Haywood, Denny, & Miller, L.L.P. by Robert E. Levin, Durham, for defendant-appellee.


CAMPBELL, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals an order dismissing his punitive damages claim against defendant that arose out of a vehicular accident between the parties. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse.

On the evening of 19 April 1997, plaintiff was driving westbound on Interstate 40 in Durham County. Defendant, a medical student, was driving directly behind plaintiff. As both parties proceeded along Interstate 40 at a speed of sixty-five to seventy miles...

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