Lassiter v. Williams

The sole assignment of error is to the failure of the court below to allow defendant’s motion for judgment of nonsuit. Thus, the first question is whether there was sufficient evidence of negligence on the part of the defendant to go to the jury. The pleadings establish the fact that defendant was driving his automobile north toward Chapel Hill at the time and place alleged.

Plaintiff alleged that defendant was negligent, inter alia, in driving on the wrong side of the highway. G.S. 20-146 and G.S. 20-148, insofar as they apply to the facts of this case, require motor vehicle operators to…