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EDWARDS v. HAMILL

No. 89.

138 S.E.2d 151 (1964)

262 N.C. 528

Johnnie F. EDWARDS and Dr. John D. Messick and the Aetna Insurance Company v. J. C. HAMILL and Coastal Refrigeration Company, Inc., doing business as All-Weather Cooling & Heating Company, and L. H. Whitehurst.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

September 30, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James & Speight and William C. Brewer, Jr., Greenville, for defendant appellants.

M. E. Cavendish, Greenville, for defendant appellee.

SHARP, Justice.

Appellants' defense, as set out in their answer, is that the negligence of Whitehurst was the sole proximate cause of plaintiffs' damage and he is solely liable to the plaintiffs. Appellants' position on appeal, as stated in their brief, is that the negligence of Whitehurst was the primary cause of the explosion and fire which damaged the Messick house and he is primarily liable to plaintiffs. Their goal is complete exoneration or indemnity...

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