Fulcher v. Smith
107 S.E.2d 68, 249 N.C. 645, 1959 N.C. LEXIS 380
Opinion
The cause o-f action stated is for an assault. The lease and plaintiff’s occupancy pursuant thereto merely -afforded an opportunity for an -assault. The forced abandonment of plaintiff’s property to escape defendant’s advances is but an element -of -damages. The action is -transitory, not local. Clay Co. v. Clay Co., 203 N.C. 12, [646] 164 S.E. 341; Causey v. Morris, 195 N.C. 532, 142 S.E. 783.
Affirmed.
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