Outer Banks Contractors, Inc. v. Forbes

Decision Date16 September 1980
Citation301 N.C. 86,273 S.E.2d 300
CourtNorth Carolina Supreme Court
PartiesOUTER BANKS CONTRACTORS, INC. v. Sarah E. FORBES and Reggie Owens.

Aldridge, Seawell & Khoury, Manteo, for plaintiff.

LeRoy, Wells, Shaw, Hornthal, Riley & Shearin, Elizabeth City, for defendant Forbes.

Petition by defendant (Forbes) for discretionary review under G.S. § 7A-31, 47 N.C.App. 371, 267 S.E.2d 63. Allowed.

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