Beasley v. Williams
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal -by plaintiff from Braswell, J., May 1963 Civil Session of JOHNSTON. Plaintiff seekis compensation for injuries resulting from a collision between an automobile operated by plaintiff and an automobile owned by defendant Maesie and with his permission operated by defendant William®. At the -conclusion oí the evidence the court allowed the motion oif defendants for nonsuit. Plaintiff excetpted and appealed.
1DissentPariceR, J.
Plaintiff, -according to his testimony, was returning home from Columbia, South Gairoiima. Prior to the collision he had traveled about 185 miles. He left Columbia that night between ten and eleven o’clock. As stated in the majority -opinion-, When plaintiff was meeting the -auto-mobile driven by defendant Williams, both dimmed their lights. Plaintiff’s unoontra-diicted testimony is -as follows: “I was meeting a car and I saw his car [the parked -car] for the first time when I put my lights back on bright. I just saw the -oar in a flash and that w-as it. I would say I ■wais 20 to 30 feet from…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cole v. KoonceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
- Tyson v. . FordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1948
- Cole v. . KoonceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
- Burchette v. DAVIS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF DURHAMSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
- Smith Ex Rel. Smith v. Goldsboro Iron & Metal Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
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