LETCHWORTH v. TOWN OF AYDEN

No. 793SC168.

260 S.E.2d 143 (1979)

44 N.C. App. 11

Roy LETCHWORTH v. The TOWN OF AYDEN, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. R. L. TURNAGE, Jr. and wife, Corabob Smith Turnage, Third-Party Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 20, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred W. Harrison, Kinston, for plaintiff-appellant.

Gaylord, Singleton & McNally by Louis W. Gaylord, Jr., Greenville, for defendant-appellant, Town of Ayden.

Lewis, Lewis & Lewis by John B. Lewis, Jr. and White, Allen, Hooten, Hodges & Hines by Thomas J. White, Farmville, for R. L. Turnage, Jr. and Corabob Smith Turnage.


HILL, Judge.

Did the court err in granting summary judgment in both instances in this case?

Only when there exists no genuine issue as to a material fact should a motion for summary judgment be allowed. G.S. 1A-1, Rule 56(c). Summary judgment for a defendant, in a negligence action, is proper when the uncontradicted evidence shows the absence of negligence on the part of the defendant, or where contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff as a matter...

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