Melton v. City of Rocky Mount

Decision Date27 July 1995
Docket NumberNo. 173P95,173P95
Citation340 N.C. 568,460 S.E.2d 319
CourtNorth Carolina Supreme Court
PartiesToni Lagrange MELTON, Widow; Toni Lagrange Melton, Guardian Ad Litem for Ryan D. Melton, Minor Son of Robert D. Melton (Deceased), Employee-Plaintiffs. v. CITY OF ROCKY MOUNT, Employer; Self-Insured, Defendant.

Ernie K. Murray, Rocky Mount, for City of Rocky Mount.

Thomas F. Taft, Wade A. Stanley, Greenville, for Melton, et al.

Prior report: 118 N.C.App. 249, 454 S.E.2d 704.

ORDER

Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendant in this matter for discretionary review of the decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to G.S. 7A-31, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:

"Denied by order of the Court in conference, this the 27th day of July 1995."

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  • Thornton v. F.J. Cherry Hosp.
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • May 15, 2007
    ...to be given their testimony." Melton v. City of Rocky Mount, 118 N.C.App. 249, 256, 454 S.E.2d 704, 709, disc. rev. denied, 340 N.C. 568, 460 S.E.2d 319 (1995). No record evidence shows plaintiff's verbal confrontation escalated into a physical altercation during the 3:15 p.m. confrontation......
  • Garrett v. Winfree, 9418SC452
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • November 7, 1995
    ...(1995), defendant's disc. review denied, 340 N.C. 568, 460 S.E.2d 318, plaintiffs' disc. review denied and appeal dismissed, 340 N.C. 568, 460 S.E.2d 319 (1995), our appellate courts examined the question of what constitutes the last act of defendant which gives rise to the legal action and......
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    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
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