Haas v. Clayton

SMITH, Judge.

On the evening of 27 October 1991, plaintiff Tommy Edward Haas, Jr., was an attendee at his brother’s twenty-first birthday party. While at the party, plaintiff consumed some beer. After watching the World Series, plaintiff left the party and went to a convenience store to purchase more beer. While at the convenience store, plaintiff was asked to help a stranded motorist push his disabled vehicle out of the roadway.

During plaintiff’s efforts to help the stranded motorist push his car from U.S. Highway 321 North (in Lenoir, North Carolina) into the parking lot of the nearby…