Legal Opinion

Nix v. English

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided April 12, 1961No. 170PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBobbitt, J.

The court’s instructions refer solely to allegations of defendant’s gross negligence set forth in' plaintiff’s “further Reply.” They -assume defendant' lost control when' stricken- by ah attack of insulin shock. The court’s .review of■ plaintiff’s contentions on the first issué (gross negligence of defendant) was based on-the testimony of defendant that she knéw she had a headache when she was in Clárkes-ville and on the’testimony of Smith that defendant-staggered when she returned from the (Sisk) house to’ get; back in the car. The sole question for jury determination on the first issue,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Howard v. . HowardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
  2. Childress v. Johnson Motor Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  3. Andrews v. BrutonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
  4. Harper v. . Harper and Wickham v. . HarperSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1945
  5. Clodfelter v. . WellsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1938

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Shaw v. LeeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
  2. Davis v. North Carolina State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  3. Howell v. SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
  4. McDaniel v. McDanielSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1963
  5. CERTAIN-TEED PRODUCTS CORPORATION v. SandersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965

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