SAWYER v. CARTER

No. 8429SC712.

322 S.E.2d 813 (1984)

Lester SAWYER v. William R. CARTER.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 4, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herman L. Taylor, Greensboro, for plaintiff-appellant.

Roberts, Cogburn, McClure & Williams by Isaac N. Northup, Jr., Asheville, for defendant-appellee.


VAUGHN, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff argues that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of defendant, owner of the convenience store at which plaintiff was injured during a robbery. We conclude summary judgment was properly entered and therefore affirm.

North Carolina has recognized that a landowner may be liable for injuries sustained by business invitees which are the result of intentional criminal acts of third persons. The seminal case in...

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