Branham v. Jackson

BRENDA K. BRANHAM, Plaintiff,

v.

JULIUS GRANT JACKSON, Defendant.

No. COA08-1254

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Filed May 5, 2009

This case not for publication

Bain, Buzzard & McRae, LLP, by Robert A. "Tony" Buzzard, for plaintiff-appellant.

Walker, Allen, Grice, Ammons & Foy, LLP, by Ron D. Medlin, Jr., for defendant-appellee.

STEELMAN, Judge.

Where plaintiff failed to exercise due care to avoid known dangerous conditions to protect herself from injury, she was contributorily negligent and the trial court properly granted summary judgment in favor of defendant.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

On…