PETTY v. HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 8726SC1060.

369 S.E.2d 612 (1988)

Sandra Kay PETTY v. The HOUSING AUTHORITY OF the CITY OF CHARLOTTE, North Carolina.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerdes, Mason, Wilson, Tolbert & Simpson by C. Michael Wilson and J. David Tolbert, Charlotte, for plaintiff-appellant.

Golding, Crews, Meekins & Gordon by James P. Crews and Emily E. Shore, Charlotte, for defendant-appellee.


JOHNSON, Judge.

Plaintiff brought this action to recover from the City of Charlotte and The Housing Authority of the City of Charlotte for massive injuries to her head and body suffered as a result of an automobile accident. She was awarded a jury verdict in the amount of $1,200,000.00 against both defendants jointly and severally. The judgment was subsequently reduced to $1,120,000.00 after credit for a previously settled uninsured motorist claim was given.

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