Dodd v. Wilson
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
VAUGHN, Judge.
Defendant assigns as error the trial court’s refusal to submit the issue of last clear chance to the jury. We hold that the jury’s verdict on the issues submitted to it renders this question moot.
The case was submitted to the jury on the issues of defendant’s negligence, plaintiff’s contributory negligence and damages. These issues as submitted and as answered by the jury were as follows:
1. Was the plaintiff, Rebecca Lynn Dodd, injured as a result of the negligence of the defendant, William Wynn Wilson?
Answer: No
2. Did Rebecca Lynn Dodd by her own negligence contribute to her…
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