Legal Opinion

State v. . Benton

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 11, 1935PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtConnor, J.

As there was error in the refusal of the trial court to allow defendant’s motion at the close of all the evidence for judgment of nonsuit, we shall not discuss other assignments of error urged by counsel for defendant as entitling him to a new trial.

The evidence tending to show that the needle on the speedometer on defendant’s automobile, after the collision, which wrecked both automobiles, pointed to the figures “70” on the dial, while admissible to show the condition of the automobile after the collision, has no probative value as evidence to show the speed at which the defendant was…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Cooper v. HoeglundSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1946
  2. Hardware Mutual Casualty Co. v. DanberrySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
  3. Carl v. Shaffer, Admx.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1942

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