Porter v. General Boiler Casing Co.

We shall here hold that a trial judge erred in granting a motion for summary judgment in that he failed to note that inferences could be drawn from that which was before him contrary to the position of the party in whose favor summary judgment was entered. Thus, the matter could only be resolved by trial.

Appellant, Richard M. Porter (Porter), was injured on the job while employed by appellee, General Boiler Casing Co., Inc. (General). General has its headquarters in North Carolina. 1 It specializes in “lagging” boilers in power plants. (“Lagging” consists in covering a boiler with…