Smith v. Starnes

346 S.E.2d 424 (1986)

Reba C. SMITH, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Archie Wayne Smith

v.

Johnnie Wade STARNES.

No. 424PA85.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

August 12, 1986.

Bailey, Dixon, Wooten, McDonald, Fountain & Walker by J. Ruffin Bailey and Gary S. Parsons, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellant.

Brinkley, Walser, McGirt, Miller, Smith and Coles by Stephen W. Coles, Lexington, for defendant-appellee.

FRYE, Justice.

This cause of action arose out of a 7 August 1980 automobile accident in which plaintiff's intestate was killed instantly and plaintiff's vehicle was severely…