MARTIN v. HARTFORD ACC. & INDEM. CO.

No. 8318SC849.

316 S.E.2d 126 (1984)

Bill MARTIN v. HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walker, Ray, Simpson, Warren & Swiggett by Richard M. Warren and Perry N. Walker, Greensboro, for plaintiff-appellant.

Henson, Henson & Bayliss by Perry C. Henson and Paul D. Coates, Greensboro, for defendant-appellee.


VAUGHN, Chief Judge.

The general rule applicable to this case is that in the absence of any statutory liability therefor, attorney's fees and expenses of litigation incurred by plaintiff against a defendant are not recoverable as an item of damage, either in a contract or a tort action. Construction Co. v. Development Corp., 29 N.C. App. 731, 225 S.E.2d...

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