NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 102.24
PROXIMATE CAUSE-"NO CONTACT" RULE.
If the negligence of the operator of a vehicle proximately causes
the operator of another vehicle to lose control of or to drive his vehicle in
such a way as to result in [injury] [damage] to another, the first operator
may be held liable for such [injury] [damage]. It is not necessary that
the first operator's vehicle actually come in contact with another [person]
[vehicle].1
History
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 102.24 (May 1993). 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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