RICH v. CITY OF GOLDSBORO

No. 65.

192 S.E.2d 824 (1972)

282 N.C. 383

Jane RICH and Vicky Kim Rich, by her Guardian Ad Litem, George F. Taylor v. CITY OF GOLDSBORO.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 13, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sasser, Duke & Brown, by John E. Duke, and J. Thomas Brown, Jr., Herbert B. Hulse, Goldsboro, for plaintiffs appellees.

Taylor, Allen, Warren & Kerr, by John H. Kerr, III, Goldsboro, for defendant appellant.


HIGGINS, Justice.

This case involves the legal question whether Goldsboro is liable in damages for the negligent acts of its officers or agents in failing to inspect, discover defects, and keep in good repair the playground equipment in Herman Park, the city's public playground. In determining liability, the Court is confronted with the well established rule that generally a municipal corporation is immune to suit for negligence of its agents in the performance of...

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