Brinkman v. Barrett Kays & Associates, P.A.

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from summary judgment granted against their claims of negligent misrepresentation and violation of the Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

Plaintiffs are approximately two hundred homeowners from four subdivisions that originally used a waste removal system designed by defendants Barrett Kays (“Kays”), Barrett Kays & Associates, and Henry Wells (“Wells”). Defendant Tarheel Utility Management, Inc. (“Tarheel Utility”) was the original permit holder for three of the subdivisions’ waste disposal systems. 1 The systems were designed by Kays, Wells and…