LONG v. SOUTHERN BELL TEL. & TEL. CO.

No. 815SC60.

280 S.E.2d 3 (1981)

Charles Ray LONG v. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 7, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George H. Sperry, Sperry, Scott & Cobb, Wilmington, for plaintiff-appellant.

Algernon L. Butler Jr., Wilmington, for defendant-appellee.


HILL, Judge.

Appellant concedes in his brief there is no issue of material fact. Appellant argues, nevertheless, that only in the exceptional case is summary judgment granted in actions involving negligence and that summary judgment was inappropriate in this case. We agree that summary judgment is generally not feasible in negligence actions where the standard of the prudent man must be applied, but, nevertheless, find summary...

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