Dunleavy v. Yates Construction Co.

JOHNSON, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment order entered in favor of defendants Robert G. Yates, Douglas B. Yates, Yates Construction Company (Company), and Springfield Properties, *198Inc. (Springfield). We summarize the facts of this case in part from Dunleavy v. Yates Construction Co., 106 N.C. App. 146, 149-51, 416 S.E.2d 193, 195-96, disc. review denied, 332 N.C. 343, 421 S.E.2d 146 (1992):

In October, 1985, Company, an independent contractor, contracted with Springfield to construct, among other things, sewer lines within the Raven Ridge Subdivision located in Guilford County,…