Ling v. Bell

MORRIS, Judge.

In Roberts v. Freight Carriers, 273 N.C. 600, 606, 160 S.E. 2d 712 (1968), the Supreme Court set forth the rule for damages for the loss of use of a vehicle.

“When a vehicle is negligently damaged, if it can be economically repaired, the plaintiff will also be entitled to recover such special damages as he has properly pleaded and proven for the loss of its use during the time he was necessarily deprived of it. Trucking Co. v. Payne, 233 N.C. 637, 65 S.E. 2d 132. See also Binder v. Acceptance Corp., 222 N.C. 512, 23 S.E. 2d 894.”

This right to recover for loss of use is limited to…