Taylor v. Coats

HUNTER, Judge.

Sam Taylor (“plaintiff’) appeals from an order of summary judgment in favor of Tina Elizabeth Coats (“defendant”). Plaintiff contends that summary judgment was improper because there were genuine issues of material fact concerning whether plaintiff was aware that defendant was intoxicated at the time of the accident and whether defendant’s intoxication proximately caused the accident. We disagree and therefore affirm the order of the trial court.

On 12 October 2004, plaintiff filed a claim against defendant in Johnston County Superior Court for negligently operating a vehicle in…