Case Name: MRS. JAMES ERWIN WHICHARD, Administratrix of the Estate of JAMES ERWIN WHICHARD, Deceased, v. M. P. LIPE, Trading as LIPE MOTOR LINES
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1943-05-19
Citations: 223 N.C. 856
Docket Number: 
Parties: MRS. JAMES ERWIN WHICHARD, Administratrix of the Estate of JAMES ERWIN WHICHARD, Deceased, v. M. P. LIPE, Trading as LIPE MOTOR LINES.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 223
Pages: 856–856

Head Matter:
MRS. JAMES ERWIN WHICHARD, Administratrix of the Estate of JAMES ERWIN WHICHARD, Deceased, v. M. P. LIPE, Trading as LIPE MOTOR LINES.
(Filed 19 May, 1943.)
Appeal by defendant from Bobbitt, J., at 4 January, 1943, Civil Term, of Guilford.
Gold, McAnally c& Gold for plaintiff, appellee.
J. L. Murphy and Sapp & Sapp for defendant, appellant.

Opinion:
Pee Cueiam.
Tbe plaintiff brought an action against tbe defendant to recover damages for tbe injury and death of her intestate brought about by tbe alleged negligence of tbe defendant. In tbe court below tbe defendant made a motion for judgment as of nonsuit, which was declined. Tbe plaintiff made a recovery, and tbe defendant appealed to this Court, where tbe judgment of tbe court below declining tbe nonsuit was reversed and action dismissed. Whichard v. Lipe, 221 N. C., 53, 19 S. E. (2d), 14. Soon thereafter tbe plaintiff renewed tbe action, and again recovered in tbe court below. Tbe defendant appealed, assigning various errors.
Upon a bearing of tbe case, tbe Court was evenly divided in opinion, Schenclc, J., not sitting. According to the practice of tbe Court, tbe judgment of tbe court below is affirmed; and tbe decision thereof does not become a precedent. Elmore v. Amusements, 221 N. C., 535, 19 S. E. (2d), 5; Outlaw v. Asheville, 215 N. C., 790, 1 S. E. (2d), 559.
Affirmed.