Stephens v. Southern Oil Co. of North Carolina, Inc.

The first question to be answered is; Did the court err in refusing to allow defendants’ motion to nonsuit?

The evidence viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff is sufficient to establish these facts: The collision occurred in the forenoon of 3 September 1960 at or near a bridge on Eastway Drive in Charlotte. The weather was clear and the road dry. Eastway Drive rims north and south. The maximum permissible speed is 45 m.p.h. Plaintiff was going south. Just before she reached the bridge she saw two cars which had collided in the eastern lane. This collision had stopped several ears…