Legal Opinion
Howerton v. Arai Helmet, Ltd.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided June 25, 2004No. 383PA03PublishedCited by 262 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAINWRIGHT, Justice.
On 5 October 1996, plaintiff, W. Bruce Howerton, Jr., D.D.S. (“Howerton”), suffered a devastating motorcycle accident while riding his off-road motorcycle at a motocross practice track in western North Carolina. Howerton was an experienced off-road motorcycle enthusiast who had been riding motorcycles since he was a child. He had owned numerous motorcycles throughout his life and was knowledgeable in the technical aspects of motorcycles and motorcycle equipment.
The motocross track on which Howerton rode the day of the accident was a winding dirt course with numerous jumps…
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