Almond ex rel. Almond v. Bolton ex rel. Bolton

The plaintiff contends that the defendant was negligent in that she violated G.S. 20-153 (a) which requires that in making a left turn a motorist shall pass beyond the center of the intersection before turning the vehicle to the left. He claims that Miss Bolton “angled” across the intersection and that this was a proximate cause of the collision and the injuries he sustained. But even had she complied with this statute, the plaintiff came from concealment behind the truck at a speed of twenty miles per hour, and he could not have stopped his Honda within the short distance available.

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