Legal Opinion
Jones (Griffin) v. Rochelle
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided January 7, 1997No. COA94-1411PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGEE, Judge.
Rocky Lane Jones was killed on 13 November 1991 when the automobile he was operating ran into the side of an empty log tractor-trailer being driven by defendant, William Lee Rochelle, as Rochelle was backing the trailer into his driveway. At approximately 8:00 p.m., Jones was driving on Rural Paved Road 1116, also known as White Oak River Road in Jones County. Traveling in an easterly direction, Jones approached a portion of the road that consisted of two curves in opposite directions. At the same time, about six hundred feet east of this set of curves, Rochelle was in the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- State v. MaynardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
- Anson Avery Maynard v. Gary Dixon, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, Nc Lacy H. Thornburg, Attorney General of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Wilkes v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
- Citizens Bank & Trust Co. v. Reid Motor Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1939
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3Cited by8 opinions
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