Jones v. Harrelson and Smith Contractors, LLC

GEER, Judge.

This litigation arose out of efforts to remove houses from the 100-. year flood plain in Pamlico County following widespread destruction from Hurricane Floyd. A jury below found that defendant Harrelson and Smith Contractors, LLC (“H&S”), who contracted with Pamlico County to remove such homes, committed fraud and conversion in its actions with respect to a house that H&S sold to plaintiff Darvella Jones. The trial court (1) left the conversion verdict intact, (2) granted a directed verdict in favor of H&S on Jones’ unfair and deceptive trade practices (“UDTP”) claim, and (3)…