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COLLINGWOOD v. GEN. ELEC. R. EST. EQUIT.

No. 240PA88.

376 S.E.2d 425 (1989)

324 N.C. 63

Shirley O. COLLINGWOOD v. GENERAL ELECTRIC REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC., Walsh Properties, Inc., and Sharon Kay Nelms.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 9, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelley Blum, Charlotte, for plaintiff-appellant.

Smith Helms Mulliss & Moore by Peter J. Covington and Scott P. Vaughn, Charlotte, for General Elec. Real Estate Equities, Inc., defendant-appellee.

Golding, Crews & Meekins by James P. Crews, Charlotte, for Walsh Properties, Inc., defendant-appellee.

MARTIN, Justice.

During the early morning hours of 19 February 1984, a fire broke out in building 7709 at the Cedar Creek apartment complex in southeastern Mecklenburg County. Plaintiff, a third-floor resident of building 7709, sustained serious personal injuries when she jumped from her apartment window in an attempt to escape the fire. Plaintiff filed this negligence action against General Electric Real Estate Equities, Inc. (G.E.), owner of the apartment complex...

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