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OATES v. JAG, INC.

No. 124PA84.

333 S.E.2d 222 (1985)

314 N.C. 276

Thomas E. OATES and wife, Anita R. Oates v. JAG, INC.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

August 13, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brown & Johnson by C.K. Brown, Jr., Raleigh, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Patterson, Dilthey, Clay, Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog by Sanford W. Thompson, IV and John W. Liles, Jr., Raleigh, for defendant-appellee.

FRYE, Justice.

The precise issue to be answered in this appeal is whether an owner of a dwelling house who is not the original purchaser has a cause of action against the builder and general contractor for negligence in the construction of the house, when such negligence results in economic loss or damage to the owner. We conclude that such a cause of action exists.

On 10 February 1981, the plaintiffs purchased...

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