Legal Opinion
Willett v. Chatham County Board of Education
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided February 21, 2006No. COA05-607PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYNN, Judge.
School boards enjoy the right of governmental immunity absent waiver or a statute to the contrary. 1 In this case, Plaintiff Robert Ernest Willett argues that a school board’s participation in the North Carolina School Board Trust Fund and performance of a proprietary function constituted waivers; he also asserts the existence of a statutory cause of action. Because his arguments are not supported by North Carolina law, we reject Plaintiffs appeal.
On 9 February 2000, while attending a middle school basketball game at Moncure Elementary School (a public school in Chatham County),…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- In Re the Appeal From the Civil PenaltySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1989
- Smith v. HefnerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
- Britt v. City of WilmingtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
- Hare v. ButlerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1990
- Lea v. GrierCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2003
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Lail Ex Rel. Jestes v. Cleveland County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
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