DUNN v. CUSTER

No. COA02-1672.

591 S.E.2d 11 (2004)

Joseph C. DUNN, Plaintiff, v. Jeff Stephen CUSTER and Con-Way Truckload Services, Inc., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

January 20, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adams, Hendon, Carson, Crow & Saenger, P.A., by George Ward Hendon, Asheville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Cogburn, Goosmann, Brazil & Rose, P.A., by Frank J. Contrivo, Jr. and Andrew J. Santaniello, Asheville, for defendants-appellants.


LEVINSON, Judge.

Defendants appeal from a jury trial held on the issue of damages, contending that the trial court erred in denying their motion for a new trial. We affirm.

I.

On 28 July 2000, Jeff Custer was driving a tractor-trailer owned by Con-Way Truckload Services, Inc. (defendants). Custer was an employee of Con-Way Truckload Services. Custer failed to reduce his speed in an area of traffic congestion caused by road construction, and he crashed...

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