HAWLEY v. CASH

No. COA02-93.

574 S.E.2d 684 (2002)

James Andrew HAWLEY, Plaintiff, v. Charles Samuel CASH and Roseway Transportation, Inc., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 31, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Martin, Parris & Tessener, P.L.L.C., by Hoyt G. Tessener and Elizabeth C. Todd, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellee.

Womble, Carlyle, Sandrige & Rice, P.L.L.C., by Clayton M. Custer and Bryan D. Graham, Raleigh, and Roberts & Stevens, by Frank P. Graham, Kenneth R. Hunt and Wyatt S. Stevens, Asheville, for defendant-appellants.


CAMPBELL, Judge.

Defendants, Charles Cash ("Mr.Cash") and Roseway Transportation, Inc., appeal from a judgment granting plaintiff, James Hawley ("Mr.Hawley"), $2.5 million for personal injury and $20,000 for property damages. Defendants appeal the denial of their motion for new trial. On appeal, defendants contend that the trial court erred in two ways: I. By granting plaintiff's motion for directed verdict as to defendants' claim that plaintiff was contributorily...

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