MURPHEY v. GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP.

No. 8913SC315.

389 S.E.2d 826 (1990)

98 N.C. App. 55

Clyde P. MURPHEY v. GEORGIA PACIFIC CORPORATION.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 3, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DeBank, McDaniel, Heidgerd, Holbrook & Anderson by William E. Anderson, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellant.

Patterson, Dilthey, Clay, Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog by Ronald C. Dilthey, Susan K. Burkhart and Kari L. Russwurm, Raleigh, for defendant-appellee.


ORR, Judge.

The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of defendant. For the reasons set forth below, we hold that there was no error.

On 8 August 1981, plaintiff, an electrician with over 20 years' experience, and Ralph Ireland, plaintiff's boss and owner of Ireland Electric Company, attempted to rewire a reportedly defective meter at defendant's sawmill. The meter had previously been installed at...

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