State v. . Sudderth
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Ray, J., at August Term, 1922, of Bueke. Indictment for assault with deadly weapon. The evidence on the part of the State tended to show that on the night of 16 July, 1922, as prosecutor was going towards Morganton in his automobile, defendant, also in an automobile, meeting said witness, ran his said machine into that of 'plaintiff, broke front axle of prosecutor’s car in two places, also, one wheel, knocked off the fender, running board, and…
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Appeal by defendant from Ray, J., at August Term, 1922, of Bueke. Indictment for assault with deadly weapon. The evidence on the part of the State tended to show that on the night of 16 July, 1922, as prosecutor was going towards Morganton in his automobile, defendant, also in an automobile, meeting said witness, ran his said machine into that of 'plaintiff, broke front axle of prosecutor’s car in two places, also, one wheel, knocked off the fender, running board, and braces, and bent up the running gear. That at time of collision defendant was running his car at thirty to thirty-five miles…
1Opinion of the CourtHoee, J.
Our statute on the subject of motor vehicles, O. S., ch. 55, Public Laws, Extra Session 1921, among other things, in section 2617, provides: “That persons operating such machines on the public highway, meeting another, shall reasonably turn to the right of the center of the road so as to pass without interference.” And in section 2618, as amended by Public Laws, Extra Session 1921, ch. 98, forbids that persons operating such vehicles shall do so recklessly or at a greater rate of speed than is reasonable and proper, having regard to the width, traffic, and use of the highway, or so as to…
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