James v. Francesco

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Conford, P. J. A. D.,

Temporarily Assigned. In 1965 plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident in North Carolina, and two years later she obtained a default judgment in that state against defendant, a New Jersey resident, and two others, in the sum of $9,417.36 for personal injuries and property damage. Defendant, who was not the driver of any car involved, was served by mail in New Jersey by the North Carolina Commissioner of Motor Vehicles under the purported authority of the North Carolina non-resident, motorists statute. N.C.G.S. §§ 1-105 to…