Collingwood v. General Electric Real Estate Equities, Inc.

MARTIN, Justice.

During the early morning hours of 19 February 1984, a fire broke out in building 7709 at the Cedar Creek apartment complex *65in southeastern Mecklenburg County. Plaintiff, a third-floor resident of building 7709, sustained serious personal injuries when she jumped from her apartment window in an attempt to escape the fire. Plaintiff filed this negligence action against General Electric Real Estate Equities, Inc. (G.E.), owner of the apartment complex, Walsh Properties, Inc. (Walsh), manager of the complex, and Sharon Kay Nelms, resident of the apartment in which the fire…