HICKMAN BY AND THROUGH WOMBLE v. McKOIN

No. 170PA93.

446 S.E.2d 80 (1994)

337 N.C. 460

Thomas L. HICKMAN, a minor By and Through his guardian ad litem, T. Daniel WOMBLE, and Darlene Hickman Pruitt v. Angela Lynn McKOIN, Terry Lee McKoin and Judy Pass McKoin.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

July 29, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Lauver, P.A. by Robert A. Lauver, Kernersville, for plaintiff-appellees.

Petree Stockton, L.L.P by Richard J. Keshian, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellants.


EXUM, Chief Justice.

On 6 June 1991 plaintiffs sued for negligent infliction of emotional distress resulting from an injury to their mother which was caused by a motor vehicle accident involving defendant Angela McKoin. The trial court granted defendants' motion to dismiss, and the Court of Appeals reversed. We granted discretionary review on 7 October 1993.

Plaintiffs' complaint alleges that they are the children of Tommie R. Hickman, who was badly injured...

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