Legal Opinion
Stone v. North Carolina Department of Labor
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided February 6, 1998No. 81PA97PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHICHARD, Justice.
Plaintiffs commenced this negligence action against defendants, the North Carolina Department of Labor and its Occupational Safety and Health Division, pursuant to the Tort Claims Act, N.C.G.S. §§ 143-291 to -300.1 (1993) (amended 1994). Plaintiffs sought damages for injuries or deaths resulting from a fire at the Imperial Foods Products plant in Hamlet, North Carolina. Defendants moved, pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 1A-1, Rules 12(b)(1), (2), and (6), to dismiss plaintiffs’ claims. Deputy Commissioner D. Bernard Alston denied the motions. The full Commission affirmed and adopted…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Riss v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Electric Supply Co. of Durham, Inc. v. Swain Electrical Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
- Braswell v. BraswellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
- Floyd v. North Carolina State Highway & Public Works CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
- Kientz v. CarltonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1957
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3Cited by92 opinions
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