Legal Opinion

Royster v. McNamara

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided February 7, 2012No. COA11-714PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERVIN, Judge.

Plaintiff Kevin Royster appeals from an order granting summary judgment in favor of Defendant Thomas McNamara and dismissing his allegation that he is entitled to damages for “emotional” injury. After careful consideration of Plaintiff’s challenges to the trial court’s order in light of the record and the applicable law, we conclude that the trial court erred by granting summary judgment in favor of Defendant and dismissing Plaintiff’s request for damages for “emotional” injury and that this case should be remanded to the Onslow County Superior Court for further proceedings not…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Howerton v. Arai Helmet, Ltd.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2004
  2. Whitacre Partnership v. Biosignia, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2004
  3. Thomas M. McInnis & Associates, Inc. v. HallSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
  4. Worthington v. BynumSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  5. Black v. LittlejohnSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985

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