Legal Opinion

Cowan v. Murrows Transfer, Inc.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided October 14, 1964No. 96PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMoobe, J.

Defendants assign as error the denial of their motions for nonsuit.

From the evidence favorable to plaintiffs the jury could infer that defendant Buchanan was inattentive to Carr’s left turn signal given continuously for 500 feet, was inattentive to the turning movements of the milk truck which were begun when the tractor-trailer was at least 300 feet away, continued forward at a speed of at least 40 miles per hour when the milk truck had greatly reduced speed in turning, and attempted to pass without giving audible warning of his intention to do so when he should have observed that'the milk…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Aldridge Ex Rel. Aldridge v. HastySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  2. Chambers Ex Rel. Chambers v. AllenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
  3. Badders v. LassiterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  4. Grimm v. WatsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
  5. Sheldon v. ChildersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Collingwood v. General Electric Real Estate Equities, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1989
  2. Yancey v. LeaSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2001
  3. Gore v. George J. Ball, IncorporatedSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
  4. Ratliff v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1966
  5. Lenz v. Ridgewood AssociatesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1981

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