CHAMPS CONV. STORES, INC. v. UNITED CHEMICAL CO. INC.

No. 350A90.

406 S.E.2d 856 (1991)

329 N.C. 446

CHAMPS CONVENIENCE STORES, INC. and Commercial Union Insurance Company v. UNITED CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Decided August 14, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberts Stevens & Cogburn, P.A. by Isaac N. Northup, Jr., Asheville, for plaintiffs-appellants and -appellees.

Morris, Bell & Morris by William C. Morris, III, Asheville, for defendant-appellant and -appellee.


FRYE, Justice.

In this appeal we consider whether the Court of Appeals erred in determining that this action is a products liability action and thus covered by the provisions of N.C.G.S. Ch. 99B and in determining that plaintiff's employee, under the facts of this case, was contributorily negligent as a matter of law. Defendant also raises five issues on cross-appeal dealing with jury instructions and the amount of damages...

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