Legal Opinion
Matternes v. City of Winston-Salem
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided November 26, 1974No. 74PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*8LAKE, Justice.
Upon this appeal, we do not reach the question of whether the city was negligent or otherwise broke its contract with the Board of Transportation, formerly called the State Highway Commission. The trial court granted summary judgment for the city on the ground that if the city, having so contracted with the Board of Transportation, failed in all of the respects alleged in the complaints, the plaintiffs have no cause of action against the, city for the death, personal injuries and damages resulting from any or all of such failures.
The liability of a city or town for damages for-…
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- Council v. Dickerson's, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
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