Legal Opinion
State v. Maynard
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided February 18, 1986No. 855SC650PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHICHARD, Judge.
An automobile owner entrusted her vehicle to defendant for repairs and painting. She instructed that defendant was not to drive the vehicle for his personal use. Defendant nevertheless commenced a trip to Texas during which the vehicle “broke down” and was “scrapped.”
The State indicted defendant for conversion by bailee in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-168.1. Following the State’s evidence at trial defendant withdrew his plea of not guilty and the State accepted a plea of guilty of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-72.2. The court imposed…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Childers v. Parker's, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
- Roberts v. Pilot Freight Carriers, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
- Hart v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1907
- Kaplan v. City of Winston-SalemSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
- Newsom v. CothraneSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1923
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3Cited by4 opinions
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