Poole v. Miller

LAKE, Justice.

Plaintiff filed a complaint alleging she was damaged by defendant’s negligence in an automobile collision. Defendant answered denying negligence. On 13 April 1992, defendant tendered to plaintiff an offer of judgment in the amount of $6,000, together with costs accrued, pursuant to the provisions of Rule 68 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, which offer plaintiff failed to accept. The case proceeded to trial before a jury, Judge Henry W. Hight, Jr., presiding, during the 24 May 1993 Civil Session of Superior Court, Durham County. The jury returned a verdict against…