Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 3, 1980No. 68PublishedCited by 293 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRITT, Justice.

Cameron-Brown argues that it is entitled to summary judgment as to each of plaintiffs’ claims for relief as a matter of law. The Court of Appeals disagreed, holding that the materials presented at the summary judgment hearing in support of the motions provided a sufficient forecast of evidence that Cameron-Brown, through its agent Mullins, could have deceived and misled plaintiffs. Our deliberations dictate the conclusion that summary judgment was properly entered in favor of Cameron-Brown. Accordingly, we reverse the Court of Appeals.

We note initially that we do not reach the…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  2. Sutton v. DukeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
  3. Federal Trade Commission v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Welton v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  5. Ragsdale v. KennedySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974

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3Cited by293 opinions

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  5. Branch Banking and Trust Co. v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1992

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