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91 N.C. App. 209

371 S.E.2d 492

Myrick v. Cooley

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided September 6, 1988

Court of Appeals of North Carolina · decided 1988-09-06

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Decided 1988-09-06

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Cited by 49 later decisions — most recently July 2019 · most notably Holloway v. Wachovia Bank & Trust Co., NA (1994), 124 N.C. App. 35 - Moore v. Evans (1996)

7 federal appellate · 32 state decisions

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*218Judge JOHNSON

¶1concurring in part and dissenting in part.

¶2I concur in part and dissent in part. I concur in the majority opinion except as to that portion of the holding which states that the issue of common law assault and battery should have been submitted to the jury. To this part, I respectfully dissent. Under the given circumstances of the case and considering the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff I do not believe there is substantial evidence of unusual force shown in the arresting of plaintiff. Plaintiff even testified that he did not intend for the officer to arrest him. The evidence shows that the officer used such force as was necessary to properly discharge his duties and overcome plaintiffs resistance.

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