SMITH v. WHITE

No. COA10-1042.

712 S.E.2d 717 (2011)

Michael George SMITH, Plaintiff, v. Grady Lee WHITE, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 5, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Law Offices of Jason E. Taylor, P.C., by Jason E. Taylor , for plaintiff-appellant.

McAngus, Goudelock & Courie, PLLC, by Heather G. Connor and Jeffrey B. Kuykendal , for defendant-appellee.


BRYANT, Judge.

Because the trial court's order awarding plaintiff a new trial due to an error at law occurring during trial was appropriate, we affirm. Where plaintiff prevails at trial on the issue of contributory negligence, plaintiff's appeal of this issue is dismissed. Because the trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding that the jury verdict, which benefitted plaintiff, was not a compromise verdict, we affirm the trial court's denial of plaintiff's...

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