RAFTERY v. WM. C. VICK CONST. CO.

No. 66.

230 S.E.2d 405 (1976)

291 N.C. 180

Anne B. RAFTERY, Administratrix of the Estate of Allen G. Raftery, Deceased v. WM. C. VICK CONSTRUCTION CO. and Clark Equipment Company, a corporation.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 7, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hedrick, McKnight, Parham, Helms, Kellam & Feerick by Richard T. Feerick and John A. Gardner, III, Charlotte, for plaintiff.

Maupin, Taylor & Ellis by Armistead J. Maupin and Richard M. Lewis, Raleigh, for defendant.


LAKE, Justice.

For the purpose of this appeal it must be assumed that, although the crane in question had been in use for 19 years without any known malfunction, the falling of the boom was due to a defect proximately caused by the negligence of the manufacturer in the design or manufacture of the crane. Thus, we are not presently concerned with whether the plaintiff, upon trial of the action, can produce evidence of such negligence and causation. The sole question...

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