Williams v. . May
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ACTION, tried at August Term, 1916,' of Chatham, before Stacy, J., upon these issues: 1. Was the plaintiff injured by the negligence of the defendant Benjamin May, as alleged in the complaint? Answer: “Yes.” 2. Did the plaintiff, by his own negligence, contribute to his injury, as alleged in the answer? Answer: “No.” 3. What damages, if any, is the plaintiff entitled to recover? Answer: “$500.” From the judgment rendered, defendant May apjoealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBRowN, J.
Tbe evidence. tends to prove that an automobile owned by the defendant May was being operated by his daughter Mary May, assisted by one Orendorff, a party defendant upon whom no summons has been served. The machine ran into the plaintiff’s vehicle, in consequence of which he was seriously injured. The defendant excepted to the issues submitted by the court and tendered other issues which the court refused to submit. The issues submitted are in the usual form in cases of this character and present every contention that is raised by the pleadings. They are similar to those approved by this…
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