Holland v. Malpass

On 21 August 1957 plaintiff was employed at the Marine Air Corps Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, in the Overhaul and Repair Department. On this date about 4:15 o’clock p.m. he left his place of employment along with about 300 other employees there and behind about 100 other employees there who had left, and walked down a gravel area or street westerly to Curtis Road, a paved street 20 feet wide. His destination was a parking lot across Curtis Road where his automobile was parked. There is a marked pedestrian crossing across Curtis Road located north of the point where he was hit by a…