Case Name: R. L. BRIGHT v. NOAH BRIGHT
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1947-09-24
Citations: 227 N.C. 704
Docket Number: 
Parties: R. L. BRIGHT v. NOAH BRIGHT.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 227
Pages: 704–704

Head Matter:
R. L. BRIGHT v. NOAH BRIGHT.
(Filed 24 September, 1947.)
Appeal by plaintiff from Burgwyn, Special Judge, at May Term, 1947, of PasquotaNK.
Affirmed.
Civil action to recover damages resulting from a fire alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant, in which the defendant denies negligence and pleads a judgment of nonsuit entered in a former action on the same cause of action as res judicata and in bar.
There was a judgment of nonsuit to which plaintiff excepted and appealed.
J. W. Jennette and B. Cláreme Dozier for plaintiff appellant.
John H. Hall for defendant appellee.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
It may be that, on this record, defendant's plea of res judicata is sufficient to sustain the judgment below. This we need not decide, for a careful examination of the record fails to disclose any evidence tending to show that plaintiff suffered his loss as a proximate result of actionable negligence of the defendant. For that reason the judgment below is
Affirmed.