Legal Opinion

Town of Sandy Creek v. East Coast Contracting, Inc.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided December 18, 2012No. COA12-561PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCullough, Judge.

The City of Northwest (“Northwest”), appeals from the trial court’s denial of its motion to dismiss East Coast Contracting, Inc.’s (“ECC”) third-party complaint. For the following reasons, we affirm the denial of Northwest’s motion on the limited basis of governmental immunity.

I. Background

This case began 9 September 2010 when The Town of Sandy Creek (“Sandy Creek”) filed suit against ECC, Engineering Services, *538PA (“ES”), and individuals seeking recovery for damages to Sandy Creek roads allegedly caused by ECC while ECC was constructing a sewer system for Northwest. Sandy…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Veazey v. City of DurhamSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
  2. Stanback v. StanbackSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
  3. Goldston v. American Motors Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1990
  4. Sharpe v. WorlandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1999
  5. Leary v. N.C. Forest Products, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2003

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Howard v. County of DurhamCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2013
  2. Bynum v. Wilson CountyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2013

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