Brant v. Compton

BRITT, Judge.

Plaintiff assigns as error the form of the second issue submitted to the jury, contending that the issue “only inquired as to whether appellant had contributed to his damage without any reference to negligence.”

G.S. 1A-1, Rule 49 (b) and (c) provides:

“(b) Framing of issues. — Issues shall be framed in concise and direct terms, and prolixity and confusion must be avoided by not having too many issues. The issues, material to be tried, must be made up by the attorneys appearing in the action, or by the judge presiding, and reducing (sic) to writing, before or during the trial.(c)…