Rental Towel & Uniform Service v. Bynum International, Inc.

BRITT, Justice.

Plaintiff contends that the Court of Appeals erred in concluding that the trial judge did not submit appropriate issues to the jury. We agree with this contention.

It is an elementary principle of law that the trial judge must submit to the jury such issues as are necessary to settle the material controversies raised in the pleadings and supported by the evidence. Link v. Link, 278 N.C. 181, 179 S.E. 2d 697 (1971); Johnson v. Lamb, 273 N.C. 701, 161 S.E. 2d 131 (1968); Heating Co. v. Construction Co., 268 N.C. 23, 149 S.E. 2d 625 (1966); Brown v. Daniel 219 N.C. 349, 13 S.E. 2d…