Legal Opinion

Embree Construction Group, Inc. v. Rafcor, Inc.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 10, 1992No. 132A90PublishedCited by 145 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EXUM, Chief Justice.

In this appeal we examine the sufficiency of a complaint to state a claim regarding two issues: (1) whether a contractor who alleges it satisfactorily completed the construction project is entitled to equitable relief in order to reach the balance of loan funds withheld by a construction lender, and (2) whether officers and directors of the owner. corporation with which he contracted to build the project tortiously interfered with that contract by thwarting final payment. In accord with the attitude of liberal construction that notice pleading inspires, we hold plaintiff…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Sutton v. DukeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
  2. United Laboratories, Inc. v. KuykendallSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
  3. Booe v. ShadrickSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
  4. Childress v. AbelesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  5. Presnell v. PellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979

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3Cited by145 opinions

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