Hicks v. Clegg's Termite & Pest Control, Inc.

512 S.E.2d 85 (1999)

Jimmie B. HICKS, Jr. and wife Beth B. Hicks, Plaintiffs,

v.

CLEGG'S TERMITE AND PEST CONTROL, INC., Defendant.

No. COA98-616.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 16, 1999.

Sumrell, Sugg, Carmichael & Ashton, P.A. by Scott C. Hart, New Bern, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Hutson Hughes & Powell, P.A. by Kathryn P. Fagan, Durham, for defendant-appellee.

LEWIS, Judge.

Plaintiffs had a contract with defendant under which defendant was to inspect plaintiffs' property for termites. After their home was damaged by termites, plaintiffs filed an action against defendant in Craven…