Legal Opinion

Clifford v. River Bend Plantation, Inc.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided February 2, 1982No. 813SC386PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Judge.

The trial court treated the plaintiff with undue munificence. The judgment based on the jury verdict awarded the plaintiffs $100,075, and they still have the house and lot for which they paid $40,000 in April 1976. The recovery did not include punitive damages. Plaintiffs did not appeal from the directed verdict for defendants on the claim for unfair and deceptive trade practices and for punitive damages.

The jury verdict included $7,475 on the breach of warranty claim (Issues 1, 2 and 3), for which the measure of damages, according to jury instructions, was the difference between…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Investment Properties of Asheville, Inc. v. NorburnSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
  2. North Carolina Board of Transportation v. RandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  3. Owens v. Harnett Transfer, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. K-B Trucking Company and Keith Collins, Cross-Appellants v. Riss International Corporation and World Leasing, Inc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
  2. Lasercomb America, Inc. v. Job Reynolds Larry Holliday, and Holiday Steel Rule Die CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
  3. Hunt v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
  4. Scher v. AntonucciCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985
  5. Stiles v. Charles M. Morgan Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1983

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