Title: King v. Bass

State: north-carolina

Issuer: North Carolina Supreme Court

Document:

160 S.E.2d 97 (1968) 273 N.C. 353 Roy L. KING, t & dba King's Furniture Company v. Adlay Augusta BASS and wife, Mary Jeanette P. Bass, Alexander Malpass, Sr. and Alexander Malpass, Jr. No. 192. Supreme Court of North Carolina. March 20, 1968. *98 Robert Calder, Wilmington, for defendants Malpass, appellants. No Counsel Contra. PER CURIAM. Appellants' assignments of error include the following: Plaintiff asserted the affirmative on all the issues presented, and the burden was on him to offer evidence in support of all essential and material elements of his cause of action. Bank of French Brood v. Catawba Construction Co., 203 N.C. 100, 164 S.E. 621. This Court considered the duty of the trial judge to instruct on burden of proof in the case of Watt v. Crews, 261 N.C. 143, 134 S.E.2d 199, wherein Denny, C. J., speaking for the Court, stated: The trial court failed to give instructions as to the burden of proof on any of the issues. This omission violates a substantial right of appellants and constitutes prejudicial error. New Trial.