Gaster v. Goodwin

On 8 December 1947 plaintiff instituted an action in the Superior Court of Wake County against defendants Goodwin, Denson (appellee) and Hubert E. Gaster to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by him in a collision of automobiles. At the time of the collision plaintiff was a passenger in a car driven by Hubert E. Gaster. This car collided with a car operated by Goodwin and owned by Denson, Goodwin’s employer.

Summons was personally served on Denson on 11 December 1917. Denson employed Robert W. Johnson, Jr., an attorney of Apex, North Carolina, who prepared and on 5 February 1948…