CREED v. SMITH

No. COA11-1469.

732 S.E.2d 162 (2012)

James D. CREED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Brett A. SMITH and Carolyn Jeanette Wyatt, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 21, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patterson Harkavy LLP, by Burton Craige , Raleigh and Narendra K. Ghosh ; and Ramsay Law Firm, P.A., Charlotte, by Martha L. Ramsay , for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Davis and Hamrick, L.L.P., Winston Salem by H. Lee Davis, Jr. ; and Frazier, Hill & Fury, R.L.L.P., Greensboro, by Torin Lane Fury , for Unnamed Defendants-Appellees Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Integon National Insurance Company.

Brown, Moore & Associates, PLLC, Charlotte, by Jon R. Moore ; and White & Stradley, LLP, Raleigh, by J. David Stradley , for North Carolina Advocates for Justice, amicus curiae.

McAngus, Goudelock & Courie, PLLC, Charlotte, by John P. Barringer and Jeffrey B. Kuykendal , for North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, amicus curiae.


McGEE, Judge.

James D. Creed (Plaintiff) filed a complaint against Brett A. Smith (Mr. Smith) and Carolyn Jeanette Wyatt (Defendants) on 30 November 2010 in Catawba County Superior Court. Plaintiff amended his complaint on 4 February 2011. Plaintiff's complaint alleged that Mr. Smith negligently caused a motor vehicle collision that occurred on 2 February 2008. Plaintiff's underinsured motorist (UIM) insurance carrier, Integon National Insurance Company (Integon)...

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