Legal Opinion

Long v. Long

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided August 2, 1972No. 7213DC328PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRIS, Judge.

We are aware that summary judgment is an extreme remedy which should only be used where no genuine issue of material fact is presented, Kessing v. National Mortgage Corp., 278 N.C. 528, 180 S.E. 2d 823 (1971); and that it is generally conceded summary judgment will not usually be feasible in negligence cases where the standard of the prudent man must be applied, Pridgen v. Hughes, 9 N.C. App. 635, 177 S.E. 2d 425 (1970), and Robinson v. McMahan, 11 N.C. App. 275, 181 S.E. 2d 147 (1971), cert. denied 279 N.C. 395 (1971). The court’s sole function in ruling on a motion for summary…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Sutton v. DukeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
  2. Kessing v. National Mortgage CorporationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
  3. Singleton v. StewartSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
  4. Pridgen v. HughesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1970
  5. Lee v. ShorCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1970

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Baker v. MauldinCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1986
  2. Goode v. Tait, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978
  3. Haddock v. SmithsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1976

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