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Johnson v. City of Winston-Salem

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jan 1, 1986
338 S.E.2d 105 (N.C. 1986)

Opinion

No. 387A85

Filed 7 January 1986

APPEAL by defendant from a decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 75 N.C. App. 181, 330 S.E.2d 222 (1985), which reversed summary judgment for defendant entered at the 20 August 1984 Session of FORSYTH County Superior Court, Albright, J., presiding.

The Law Firm of Billy D. Friende, Jr., by Donald R. Buie for plaintiff appellee.

Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge Rice by Roddey M. Ligon, Jr. and Gusti W. Frankel for defendant appellant.


For the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion of Whichard, J., the decision of the Court of Appeals is

Reversed.

Justice MITCHELL did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.


Summaries of

Johnson v. City of Winston-Salem

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jan 1, 1986
338 S.E.2d 105 (N.C. 1986)
Case details for

Johnson v. City of Winston-Salem

Case Details

Full title:JOHN H. JOHNSON v. CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Jan 1, 1986

Citations

338 S.E.2d 105 (N.C. 1986)
338 S.E.2d 105

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