BUTT v. GOFORTH PROPERTIES, INC.

No. 8814SC1164.

383 S.E.2d 387 (1989)

Bette J. BUTT and Kenneth Butt, Plaintiffs v. GOFORTH PROPERTIES, INC., Security Building Company, Inc., Chapel Hill Grading Company, Inc., and Chapel Hill Electric Company, Inc., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

September 19, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beskind and Rudolf, P.A. by Andrea A. Curcio, Heidi G. Chapman and Donald H. Beskind, Chapel Hill; William Reppy, of counsel, Durham, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Manning, Fulton & Skinner by Robert S. Shields, Jr. and Patterson, Dilthey, Clay, Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog by Dan M. Hartzog and Lee Poole, Raleigh, for defendants-appellees.


ORR, Judge.

The uncontroverted facts are that on 4 February 1987, plaintiffs filed a claim against defendants Goforth Properties, Inc. and Security Building Company, Inc. They alleged that plaintiff, Bette Butt, sustained physical and emotional injuries arising out of defendants' negligent attempt to attach a heavy equipment trailer to a truck. Plaintiffs' amended complaint alleged that defendant failed to adequately secure the trailer before unhitching it from the...

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