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Alston v. Herrick

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jan 1, 1986
315 N.C. 386 (N.C. 1986)

Opinion

No. 540A85

Filed 7 January 1986

PLAINTIFF appeals as a matter of right, pursuant to G.S. 7A-30(2), from a decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 76 N.C. App. 246, 332 S.E.2d 720 (1985), ordering a new trial for failure of the trial court to submit to the jury the question of contributory negligence. Heard in the Supreme Court 19 December 1985.

Epting Hackney, by Joe Hackney, for plaintiff-appellant.

Bryant, Drew Patterson, P.A., by Lee A. Patterson, II, for defendant-appellee.


The decision of the Court of Appeals is

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Alston v. Herrick

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jan 1, 1986
315 N.C. 386 (N.C. 1986)
Case details for

Alston v. Herrick

Case Details

Full title:GUSS ALSTON v. ANNE H. HERRICK

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Jan 1, 1986

Citations

315 N.C. 386 (N.C. 1986)
337 S.E.2d 851

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