Legal Opinion

Cox v. Lee

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided March 23, 1949PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BabNhii/l, J.

Tbe conclusion that the defendant committed an act of negligence in leaving his truck standing partly on the hard surface portion of the highway in the nighttime, unattended and without lights, would seem to be inescapable.

The question then is this: Does the evidence, considered in the light most favorable to plaintiff disclose negligence on the part of the driver of plaintiff’s automobile which, as a matter of law, was a contributing cause of the collision and resulting damage? A careful review of the record leads us to the conclusion that we must answer in the affirmative.

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2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Wall v. . BainSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  2. Murray v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
  3. Mills v. MooreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1941
  4. Reeves v. . StaleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  5. Reeves v. StaleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Cox v. Hennis Freight LinesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  2. Matheny v. Central Motor Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
  3. Johnson v. HeathSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  4. Price v. MillerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  5. Riggs v. Akers Motor Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1951

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