Legal Opinion
Bullins v. Schmidt
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided June 30, 1988No. 50PA88PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Justice.
We hold that the trial judge erred in failing to grant defendants’ motion for directed verdict at the close of all the evidence; therefore, we reverse the judgment of the superior court.
This lawsuit arose out of a high-speed chase by Greensboro police officers of an automobile being operated by Luther McMillian. The McMillian car eventually collided with an automobile being operated by Maxie Lee Bullins. Both drivers were killed in the collision.
At about 1:03 a.m., 20 January 1985, Officer Blakely of the Greensboro Police Department observed an automobile with a Florida…
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