Mays v. Butcher
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, Judge.
Although plaintiff made three assignments of error, she presents only one argument in her brief. She contends that the trial judge erred in permitting Officer Coffey, who never observed plaintiff’s car in motion, to testify as to the car’s speed prior to the collision.
The record discloses the following:
“Q. Officer Coffey, in your investigation, were you able to detremine an approximate speed of the vehicle, I mean of the Mays vehicle, prior to the point of impact?
Mr. Douglas : Objection to that your Honor. I don’t know how he could determine the speed if he was not there.
MR.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- North Carolina State Highway & Public Works Commission v. BlackSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
- Carpenter, Solicitor v. . BoylesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
- Hudson v. HudsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1974
- Collyer v. BellCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1971
3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. WellsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1981
- State v. HugginsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978
- State v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978