Legal Opinion

Brown v. Cox

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided February 20, 2018No. COA 17-436PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

BERGER, Judge.

David Joseph Anderson ("Defendant") appeals the denial of his motion for a new trial made after judgment was entered against him for negligence relating to an automobile accident. He raises two issues in his appeal: whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury on the sudden emergency doctrine, and whether the trial court erred in denying Defendant's motion for a new trial. Upon review, we find error in neither the trial court's instruction of the jury nor its ruling on the motion for a new trial.

Factual and Procedural Background

On January 23, 2013, Defendant was…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Worthington v. BynumSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  2. Davis v. DavisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2006
  3. Penley v. PenleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  4. State v. CameronSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1973
  5. Murrow v. DanielsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Finch v. Covil Corp.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2019

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