Legal Opinion

Dixon Ex Rel. Dixon v. Lilly

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 23, 1962No. 527PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDenny, C.J.

The sole question for decision on this appeal is whether or not the court below erred in failing to sustain the defendant’s motion for judgment as of nonsuit.

The plaintiff alleged in his complaint that the “defendant failed to sound a horn or to use any other warning device or to give any adequate or timely signal or warning to this plaintiff of the defendant’s approach, or intended course * * However, plaintiff did not allege that the defendant’s truck was being operated without lights.

Moreover, there is no evidence tending to show that the defendant was operating his truck at an excessive…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Mills v. MooreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1941
  2. Henkelmann v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1942
  3. Mills v. . MooreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1941
  4. Fox v. . BarlowSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1934
  5. Brewer v. GreenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1961

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Koonce v. MayCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1982
  2. Winters Ex Rel. Gordon v. BurchSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1973
  3. Ennis v. DupreeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
  4. Hamilton v. McCashSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
  5. Johnson Ex Rel. Johnson v. ClayCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978

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