Sass v. Thomas

GREENE, Judge.

Nicoly Eldon Sass, plaintiff, appeals from a judgment denying his recovery for injuries sustained in an automobile collision after a jury found that he was contributorily negligent. Larry Clay Thomas, defendant, cross-assigns as error the trial court’s denial of his motion for directed verdict.

The evidence at trial tended to show that plaintiff was driving a motorcycle east on a straight portion of State Road 1523 in Haywood County when he collided with the automobile driven by defendant. Defendant had backed onto the highway and was traveling in front of plaintiff in the same…