Noblit v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

This is a damage action for bodily injuries alleged by the plaintiff to have been sustained by him while riding in an automobile on a county bridge. The jury found the bridge to be defective and returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $58,000. Appeal has been duly perfected by the defendant from the judgment and various rulings of the trial court.

The numerous specifications of error present four underlying questions. They are: % .(1) Was the county bridge defective within the meaning of G. S. 1949, 68-301?(2) If defective, was…