Legal Opinion

Maddox v. Friday's, Inc.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided July 15, 1986No. 8518SC1320PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Judge.

This appeal is from an order of summary judgment which dismissed plaintiffs suit to recover damages for injuries allegedly sustained when she stepped on a beer bottle while dancing in defendant’s restaurant and dance hall. Defendant denied plaintiffs principal allegations and pleaded plaintiffs contributory negligence. The following principles of law are dispositive of the appeal: The mere filing of a summary judgment motion requires *146nothing whatever of the opponent; for the movant has the burden of clearly establishing the lack of any triable issue and that it is entitled to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Chaffin v. BrameSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
  2. Yount v. LoweSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
  3. Revis v. OrrSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
  4. Burton v. KenyonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
  5. Goode v. Tait, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Trexler v. K-Mart Corp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1995

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