Legal Opinion
Helmly v. Bebber
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided October 15, 1985No. 8422SC1347PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COZORT, Judge.
On 24 November 1982, plaintiffs husband committed suicide in the Alexander County Jail by hanging himself with his belt from the cell bars. On 15 May 1984 plaintiff filed an amended complaint in this wrongful death action alleging that defendants were negligent in failing to take reasonable measures to prevent her husband’s suicide. Defendants moved for summary judgment on 24 July 1984. The motion was granted by Judge Collier on 8 October 1984. We reverse in part and affirm in part.
A forecast of plaintiffs evidence tends to show the following:
On Monday, 22 November 1982,…
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- State Ex Rel. Dunn v. SwansonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
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