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

No. 7511SC932.

224 S.E.2d 706 (1976)

29 N.C. App. 495

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

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Certiorari Allowed July 14, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hedrick, McKnight, Parham, Helms, Kellam & Feerick by Richard T. Feerick, Charlotte, for plaintiff-appellant.

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

Certiorari Allowed by Supreme Court July 14, 1976.

ARNOLD, Judge.

In an action for wrongful death alleged to have resulted from a hidden defect in a product, does the cause of action accrue at the time the product is sold, or at the time of decedent's death? That is the question raised by this appeal.

It is alleged by plaintiff that decedent was killed as a result of a hidden defect in a crane. Plaintiff contends that under G.S. 1-53(4) the limitation...

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