Huyck Corp. v. C. C. Mangum, Inc.

EXUM, Justice.

This appeal involves the interpretation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-29, which permits claims against the State of North Carolina for monies allegedly due pursuant to highway construction contracts. We must determine how this statute applies to third-party claims against the State in a negligence action against the third-party plaintiff, a highway construction contractor, when these third-party claims seek both indemnification from the State and payment of monies allegedly due the third-party plaintiff under the highway construction contract.

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Plaintiff, Huyck Corporation, instituted…