The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the defendant in a wrongful death action was entitled to void a default judgment against him that arose from a fatal car accident involving his alleged employee.
Stephanique D. Bell died in a single-vehicle car accident in June 2013. The 32-year old mother was a passenger in a vehicle owned by Thomas Cheek Marshall when the accident occurred.
Rasheka Renee Smith was driving the car east on Interstate 40 when it hydroplaned, ran off the road, struck a metal guardrail and rolled several times. Bell was ejected from the vehicle and died at the...
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