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SELECTIVE INS. CO. v. NCNB NAT. BANK

No. 544A88.

380 S.E.2d 521 (1989)

324 N.C. 560

SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHEAST, Plaintiff, v. NCNB NATIONAL BANK OF NORTH CAROLINA and the State of North Carolina, Defendants. NCNB NATIONAL BANK OF NORTH CAROLINA, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. AIRBORNE FREIGHT CORPORATION d/b/a Airborne Express, Third-Party Defendant.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 27, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen., by Thomas D. Zweigart, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for defendant-appellee State of N.C.

Smith Helms Mullis & Moore by E. Osborne Ayscue, Jr., Benne C. Hutson and Irving M. Brenner, Charlotte, for defendant-appellant NCNB Nat. Bank of North Carolina.

FRYE, Justice.

The issue before this Court, one of first impression, is whether a crossclaim for contribution and indemnification may be asserted against the State in our trial courts. We answer in the affirmative.

This appeal had its genesis in a cause of action instituted by Selective Insurance Company of the Southeast (hereinafter Selective) against both NCNB National Bank of North Carolina (hereinafter NCNB) and the State of North Carolina (hereinafter...

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