Court Opinion

ID: 3650521
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2016-07-06 06:05:20.407676+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:49:06.534060
License: Public Domain

Civil action for death of plaintiff's dog, alleged to have been caused by negligence of defendant in operation of automobile.
The issues of negligence and contributory negligence were both answered in the affirmative by the jury. From judgment thereon plaintiff appeals, assigning error in the submission of the second issue.
As the verdict is supported by the evidence, there was no error in submitting the issue of contributory negligence to the jury.
The statement on the former appeal, "The contention that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence on her own statement is untenable on this record" (210 N.C. 429, 187 S.E. 558), was not intended to preclude the submission of the issue to the jury, but had reference to the motion to nonsuit, the only matter then being considered. Hayes v. Tel. Co., ante, 192.
The verdict and judgment will be upheld.
No error.