Nelson v. Freeland, 216A98.

Citation350 N.C. 108,533 S.E.2d 467
Decision Date03 March 1999
Docket NumberNo. 216A98.,216A98.
PartiesJohn Harvey NELSON v. Daryl Dean C. FREELAND and Belinda Brittain Freeland.
CourtUnited States State Supreme Court of North Carolina

533 S.E.2d 467
350 N.C. 108

John Harvey NELSON
v.
Daryl Dean C. FREELAND and Belinda Brittain Freeland.

No. 216A98.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

March 3, 1999.


E. Thomas Maddox, Jr., A. Wayland Cooke, Greensboro, for Nelson.

Walter K. Burton, David K. Williams, Jr., James D. Secor, III, Greensboro, for Daryl Freeland and Belinda Freeland.

Prior report: 349 N.C. 615, 507 S.E.2d 882.

ORDER

Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendants for rehearing of the decision of this Court pursuant to Rule 31, N.C. Rules of Appellate Procedure, 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 3rd day of March 1999."

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    ...care to provide for plaintiff's safety. Nelson v. Freeland, 349 N.C. 615, 631-32, 507 S.E.2d 882, 892 (1998), reh'g denied, 350 N.C. 108, 533 S.E.2d 467 (1999). This duty has been defined as a duty of ordinary care to maintain the premises in a safe condition and to warn of hidden dangers t......
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