Legal Opinion

Nolan v. Paramount Homes, Inc.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided September 21, 1999No. COA98-1352PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EAGLES, Chief Judge.

This appeal considers the question of what event triggers the running of the real property improvements statute of repose N.C.G.S. § l-50(a)(5)(a) (Supp. 1998).

This lawsuit arises out of defendant Paramount Homes Inc.’s construction and sale of a house to plaintiff Barbara B. Nolan. Defendant is in the business of building and selling houses. In the spring of 1991, defendant built a house at 3411 Fairway Lane in Durham, North Carolina, for speculation. On 6 June 1991, the Durham City-County Inspections Department issued a Certificate of Compliance for the house. The…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Lamb v. Wedgewood South Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  2. Black v. LittlejohnSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  3. Trustees of Rowan Technical College v. J. Hyatt Hammond Associates Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  4. Hartley v. BallouSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
  5. Colony Hill Condominium I Ass'n v. Colony Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  3. Bryant v. Don Galloway Homes, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2001
  4. Cacha v. Montaco, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2001
  5. Fencorp, Co. v. OHIO KENTUCKY OIL CORP.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012

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