Legal Opinion
Lee v. Mowett Sales Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided May 6, 1986No. 627A85PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MITCHELL, Justice.
This appeal involves an action by the defendant third-party plaintiff, Mowett Sales Company, Inc., against the plaintiffs father, Kyu C. Lee, for contribution on the grounds that he was negligent in supervising the plaintiff, his daughter Jennifer Lee; that he failed to keep a proper lookout while operating a lawn mower; that he operated the lawn mower in a reckless manner; and that he failed to adequately familiarize himself with the lawn *490mower. We conclude that this action against the father fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
On 25 April 1980, the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Hewlett v. GeorgeMississippi Supreme Court · 1891
- Small Ex Rel. Balthis v. MorrisonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1923
- Orefice v. AlbertSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
- Horton v. ReavesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
- Pullen v. NovakNebraska Supreme Court · 1959
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Courtney v. CourtneyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1991
- Schlessinger v. Schlessinger Ex Rel. SchlessingerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
- Glaskox by and Through Denton v. GlaskoxMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
- Montgomery County v. Valk Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- Crotta v. Home Depot, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
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