COUNTY OF GUILFORD v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO.

No. 9118SC848.

422 S.E.2d 360 (1992)

108 N.C. App. 1

COUNTY OF GUILFORD v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA., and Jefferson Insurance Company of New York.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 3, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guilford County Attorney's Office by Jonathan V. Maxwell and J. Edwin Pons, Greensboro, for plaintiff-appellant.

Nichols, Caffrey, Hill, Evans & Murrelle by Richard L. Pinto and ToNola D. Brown, Greensboro, for defendant-appellee.


WYNN, Judge.

On 15 January 1986, George Harris, an inmate in the Guilford County Jail, suffered severe injuries in an assault by another inmate. Mr. Harris died shortly after admission to Moses Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, where his medical expenses totalled $28,585.61.

Mary Lee Harris, as Administratrix of the Estate of George Harris, brought an action in negligence against the inmate who assaulted Mr. Harris, the Sheriff of Guilford County, and...

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