HOLLEY v. BURROUGHS WELLCOME CO.

No. 8414SC671.

330 S.E.2d 228 (1985)

Dianne HOLLEY, Individually, Greg L. Hinshaw, Guardian of the Estate of Ervin Lee Holley and Dianne Holley, Guardian of the person of Ervin Lee Holley v. BURROUGHS WELLCOME CO., A North Carolina Corporation and Ayerst Laboratories; A Division of American Home Products Corporation.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 4, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCain & Essen by Grover C. McCain, Jr., Chapel Hill, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Newsom, Graham, Hedrick, Bryson, Kennon & Faison by E.C. Bryson, Jr., and Joel M. Craig, Durham, for defendant-appellee American Home Products Corp.

Teague, Campbell, Conely & Dennis by C. Woodrow Teague, Raleigh, and Richard B. Conely, Fuquay Varina, for defendant-appellee Burroughs Wellcome.


EAGLES, Judge.

I

Plaintiffs contend that it was error to allow defendants' motions for summary judgment because genuine issues of fact exist that must be submitted to the jury. We agree.

Plaintiffs' specific contentions are (1) that there is an issue of fact as to the credibility of defendants' deposition witness, Dr. Hooper, that presents a jury question; (2) that Dr. Hooper was not the only person whose failure to recognize the symptoms of malignant...

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