Legal Opinion

Murray v. County of Person

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided August 5, 2008No. COA07-1260PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WYNN, Judge.

The standard of review for a motion for summary judgment is whether there is any genuine issue of material fact and whether the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. 1 Here, the defendants argue the trial court erred by partially denying their motion for summary judgment because they are entitled to the protection of the public duty doctrine and public officers’ immunity. Because we hold that neither the public duty doctrine nor public officers’ immunity protects the defendants from liability, we affirm the trial court’s partial denial of the defendants’…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  2. Meyer v. WallsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1997
  3. Bruce-Terminix Company v. Zurich Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1998
  4. Braswell v. BraswellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  5. Isenhour v. HuttoSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1999

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Baker v. SmithCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012
  2. Fraley v. GriffinCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2011
  3. Leonard v. BellCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017
  4. Stockton v. Wake CountyDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2016
  5. Williams v. DEVERE CONST. CO., INC.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2011

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