Legal Opinion

Sloan v. Miller Building Corp.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided June 6, 1995No. 945SC330PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, MARK D., Judge.

The sole issue presented by the parties is whether the trial court erred by finding evidence of defendant’s willful or wanton negligence insufficient to overcome the bar of contributory negligence and granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment. We reverse.

On 21 October 1985 plaintiff Landon W. Sloan, Jr. (Sloan) was injured when he fell three stories to the ground from the Campus Edge Phase II Condominium Project (project) in Wilmington, North Carolina. Defendant was the general contractor for the project.

Defendant hired F & F Construction Company (F & F) to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Pleasant v. JohnsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  3. Jackson v. Housing Authority of the City of High PointSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
  4. Dettor v. BHI Property Co. No. 101Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1989
  5. Jackson v. Housing Authority of High PointCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Brill v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
  2. Wilcox v. City of AshevilleCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012
  3. Sloan v. Miller Building Corp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1997
  4. Clayton v. BransonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
  5. Wrenn v. ByrdCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1995

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