MAZZACCO v. PURCELL

No. 8021SC566.

275 S.E.2d 190 (1981)

Robert MAZZACCO v. Harvey PURCELL and Rosemary Purcell.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 3, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craighill, Rendleman, Clarkson, Ingle & Blythe by John R. Ingle, Charlotte, for plaintiff-appellant.

Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice by Allan R. Gitter and James M. Stanley, Jr., Winston-Salem, for defendants-appellees.


HEDRICK, Judge.

From his complaint, brief, and oral argument, we understand plaintiff's theory of his case to be that defendants were negligent when they failed to warn plaintiff of a dangerous situation which they created by tying one end of a rope to that portion of the tree being cut, passing the rope over the limb of a second tree, tying the other end of the rope to the trunk of a third tree, and pulling the slack in the rope between the second and third trees...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases