McCorkle v. North Point Chrysler Jeep, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-1221, 10 pp.) (Linda Stephens, J.) Appealed from Guilford County Superior Court (Edwin G. Wilson, J.) N.C. App. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: A property ...

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Betts v. Jones. A store owner is not liable for injuries sustained by a customer who was hit by the vehicle of a fleeing shoplifter when the owners were not chasing the shoplifter. Summary judgment for defendant affirmed.

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Steelcase Inc. v. M.B. Haynes Corp. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-04-0852, 13 pp.) (Martin Reidinger, J.) W.D.N.C. Holding: A defendant being sued for indemnification or contribution in a negligence case cannot be granted summary-judgment relief because the jury found the primary ...

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Pinkney v. HMS Host USA, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-16-0783, 14 pp.) (Martha A. Geer, J.) Appealed from Mecklenburg County Superior Court. (Jesse B. Caldwell III, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Even if plaintiff did slip in water on the ...

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Premises Liability - Contributory Negligence - Sunroom - Lock - Broken Window

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The injured party was a retired 67-year-old man in good health at the time of his injury. He was visiting Asheville from out of state when he was struck in the head and right shoulder by a large, falling tree ...

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The injured party was a retired 67-year-old man in good health at the time of his injury. He was visiting Asheville from out of state when he was struck in the head and right shoulder by a large, falling tree ...

Tagged with: Brain Injury Buncombe County Fractures medical expenses Premises Liability