Meinck v. City of Gastonia

HUDSON, Justice.

*355 Here we consider whether the trial court erred in granting a motion for summary judgment in favor of defendant, the City of Gastonia, based upon the doctrine of governmental immunity. The Court of Appeals concluded that governmental immunity did not apply and reversed the trial court's order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant. Meinck v. City of Gastonia , --- N.C. App. ----, 798 S.E.2d 417 (2017). Because we conclude that defendant is entitled to governmental immunity, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals and remand this case to that court for further…