Case Name: BILLY FRANKLIN RUSSELL v. HAZEL WHITE
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1963-10-30
Citations: 260 N.C. 432
Docket Number: 
Parties: BILLY FRANKLIN RUSSELL v. HAZEL WHITE.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 260
Pages: 432–433

Head Matter:
BILLY FRANKLIN RUSSELL v. HAZEL WHITE.
(Filed 30 October 1963.)
Appeal by plaintiff from Gambill, J., April Civil Session 1963 of DAVIDSON.
This is a civil action .instituted by the plaintiff to recover damages for property loss and personal injuries alleged to- have been caused by the negligent acts of the defendant’s eon while -operating a family purpose -automobile.
The collision occurred on 6 February 1962 about 8:50 -a.m. at the intersection of Oo-x Avenue and Burton Streets in the City -of Tho-m-asville, North Carolina. The plaintiff was traveling east -on Burton Street and the defendant’s -son was driving her oar north on Oo-x Avenue. Defendant’s .son entered -the intersection on -plaintiff’s right.
The defendant answered -and -denied negligence, pleaded contributory negligence, -and set up -a counterclaim against the plaintiff for certain medical expenses incurred by passengers in the defendant’s automobile and for property -damages to her automobile.
At .the -close of plaintiff’s evidence the court .allowed defendant’s motion for judgment-as-of nonsuit and proceeded to hear the defendant’s evidence on the counterclaim.
The jury returned ,a verdict in -favor of the -defendant, -and from the judgment entered on the verdict the plaintiff appeals, assigning error.
Wilson & Saintsing for plaintiff appellant.
Deal, Hutchins & Minor for defendant appellee.

Opinion:
PeR Cueiam.
The sole assignment of error is to- the ruling -off the cou-rt below in sustaining -the -defendant's motion for judgment as of nonsuit -at the close of plaintiff's evidence.
A -careful review o-f the evidence leads us to the conclusion that the ruling of the court below was proper and -should be sustained.
Affirmed.