McFarland v. Cromer

WALKER, Judge.

Decedent Kenneth Carr died on 22 September 1990 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Idaho on 20 September 1990. The accident was caused by the negligence of defendant Cromer, a resident of Randolph County, North Carolina. Carr and Cromer were then members of the United States Navy assigned to a nuclear systems training facility in Idaho. Decedent Carr’s mother, Janette McFarland, qualified as administratrix of his estate. On 27 July 1992, McFarland filed suit in Randolph County Superior Court against defendant. The matter came on for jury trial and…