Legal Opinion
Free Spirit Aviation, Inc. v. Rutherford Airport Authority
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided August 5, 2008No. COA07-1034PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STROUD, Judge.
Defendants appeal from an order denying summary judgment. Because we conclude that defendants have not met their burden of showing that the affirmative defense of public official immunity bars plaintiffs’ claims, we affirm.
I. Background
Plaintiff George Ronan (“Ronan”) is the president of corporate plaintiff Free Spirit Aviation, Inc. (“Free Spirit”). In November 1995, Free Spirit became the Fixed Base Operator (“FBO”) at the Rutherford County Airport (“the Airport”). Free Spirit served as FBO at the Airport under a contract with the Rutherford Airport Authority (“the Authority”)…
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