Clayton v. Rimmer

The reciprocal duties of motorists approaching an intersection from dominant and servient highways have been often stated. Matheny v. Motor Lines, 233 N.C. 673, 65 S.E. 2d 361; Blalock v. Hart, 239 N.C. 475, 80 S.E. 2d 373.

This intersection collision occurred in a rural area where the maximum legal rate of speed was fifty-five miles per hour. Defendant told the investigating officer that he was driving only fifty miles per hour. Since neither the plaintiff nor his wife ever saw the defendant’s approaching automobile, plaintiff relies on the one hundred and twenty-six feet of skid marks south…