Bryant v. Winkler

GRAHAM, Judge.

Defendant assigns as error the denial of her request for jury instructions on the doctrine of sudden emergency. She says that she was confronted with a sudden emergency when the Bryant car stopped after having started from a stopped position as if it would proceed across the bridge.

We agree with the trial court that the doctrine of sudden emergency is not applicable here. The doctrine is not available to a party who contributes to the creation of the emergency in whole or in part. 6 Strong, N. C. Index 2d, Negligence, § 4, p. 9. Defendant’s conduct in failing to bring her…