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Floyd v. Dickey
Citations: 96 S.E.2d 731; 245 N.C. 589; 1957 N.C. LEXIS 609Docket: 22
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina; February 27, 1957; North Carolina; State Supreme Court
In the case of Mrs. Nora C. Floyd v. Frank Dickey and Wayne Crisp, the Supreme Court of North Carolina addressed the liability of Frank Dickey under the doctrine of respondeat superior. The court found no evidence that Wayne Crisp, who operated the truck, was acting as Dickey's agent or conducting business for him at the time of the incident. Additionally, the plaintiff, Floyd, was ineligible to benefit from G.S. 20-71.1, having filed her lawsuit more than one year after the cause of action arose. Consequently, the court affirmed the judgment in favor of Dickey.