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Merrell v. KindleyMerrell v. Kindley

Supreme Court of North Carolina
May 9, 1956
607
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam
Per Curiam.

The only question presented is the sufficiency ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍of the evidence of negligence to withstand the motion for nonsuit. Negligence is not to be ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍presumed from the mere fact that an accident has occurred. The only evidence in the record ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍against the defendant is that he sounded his horn and his car hit the plaintiff. ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍All else is left to conjecture. In *120 no aspect of the case does the evidence show actionable ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍negligence. Consequently the judgment of nonsuit must be

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Merrell v. Kindley
Court Name: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Date Published: May 9, 1956
Citations: 244 N.C. 118; 92 S.E.2d 671; 1956 N.C. LEXIS 661; 607
Docket Number: 607
Court Abbreviation: N.C.
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