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Lee v. Lyerly

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Apr 1, 1996
343 N.C. 115 (N.C. 1996)

Opinion

No. 457A95

Filed 4 April 1996

Appeal by plaintiff pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 120 N.C. App. 250, 461 S.E.2d 775 (1995), affirming an order granting summary judgment to defendants entered by Butterfield, J., on 8 August 1994 in Superior Court, Greene County. Heard in the Supreme Court 13 March 1996.

Wooten Coley, by William C. Coley III, for plaintiff-appellant.

Cunningham, Dedmond, Petersen Smith, by Bruce T. Cunningham, Jr., for defendant-appellees.


For the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion of Judge John Martin, the decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed. The cause is remanded to that court for further remand to the Superior Court, Greene County, for trial.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.


Summaries of

Lee v. Lyerly

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Apr 1, 1996
343 N.C. 115 (N.C. 1996)
Case details for

Lee v. Lyerly

Case Details

Full title:RALPH HOWARD LEE v. ELIZABETH C. LYERLY and NORTH CAROLINA VETERINARY…

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Apr 1, 1996

Citations

343 N.C. 115 (N.C. 1996)
468 S.E.2d 60

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