Lewis v. Piggott

CAMPBELL, Judge.

It has been held in North Carolina that the skidding of a vehicle does not itself constitute negligence of the driver. The skidding, however, may be the basis of liability for injury if it is caused by the negligence of the driver. In Clodfelter v. Wells, 212 N.C. 823, 195 S.E. 11 (1938) it was held that since skidding alone is not evidence of negligence, the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur cannot apply to a skidding case in order to infer driver negligence from the mere fact of skidding. This case, however, and the case of Springs v. Doll, 197 N.C. 240, 148 S.E. 251 (1929),…