NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 102.21
"NO CONTACT" RULE.
If the negligence of the driver of a motor vehicle proximately
causes the driver of another vehicle so to lose control of the other
vehicle, or to drive it in such a way, as to result in [injury] [damage] to
the person seeking damages, the negligent driver may be held liable for
such [injury] [damage]. It is not necessary that the negligent driver's
vehicle come in contact with the vehicle or person of the party seeking
damages.1
History
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 102.21 (May 1973). Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
Provenance
- Source
- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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