Griffith v. Glen Wood Co., Inc.

STROUD, Judge.

Plaintiff Weston Griffith, Jr. (Griffith) appeals from the trial court order granting summary judgment in favor of defendants Glen Wood Company, Inc., and Pat Tryson (Tryson) as to all claims. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

I. Facts

The evidence in the record, drawing all inferences in favor of plaintiff, Collingwood v. G. E. Real Estate Equities, 324 N.C. 63, 66, 376 S.E.2d 425, 427 (1989), tends to show the following: Solid Steel Company, Inc. (Solid Steel) was an Illinois corporation involved in metal recycling. Griffith was the…