FEARING v. WESTCOTT

No. 731SC219.

197 S.E.2d 38 (1973)

18 N.C. App. 422

Martha Davis FEARING v. George T. WESTCOTT, Jr. t/a Casino Quizo Nags Head, N. C.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 13, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Twiford, Abbott & Seawell by Russell E. Twiford and Christopher L. Seawell, Elizabeth City, for plaintiff appellant.

Leroy, Wells, Shaw, Hornthal & Riley by Dewey W. Wells, Elizabeth City, for defendant appellee.


VAUGHN, Judge.

The only question presented is whether the court erred in granting defendant's motion to dismiss.

Plaintiff first argues that there was evidence to support a finding that defendant breached a duty owed to plaintiff. A patron at a Bingo parlor is an invitee to whom the proprietor owes a duty to exercise ordinary care to keep his premises in a reasonably safe condition and the proprietor is not an insurer of the safety of his patrons. Graves v...

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