Legal Opinion
Petty v. City of Charlotte
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided May 5, 1987No. 8626SC863PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREENE, Judge.
Plaintiff brought this suit against the City of Charlotte (hereinafter, the “City”) and The Housing Authority of the City of Charlotte (hereinafter, the “Housing Authority” or “defendant”) for personal injuries sustained in an automobile collision with a defective fence post allegedly located on Housing Authority property. The jury found plaintiff was injured by the negligence of both the City and the Housing Authority and allowed her recovery of $1,200,000.00. The Housing Authority and the City gave notice of appeal. Pending appeal, plaintiff settled her claim with the City for…
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