CAMALIER v. JEFFRIES

No. 9210SC1152.

438 S.E.2d 427 (1994)

Jana L. CAMALIER, Administratrix C.T.A. of The Estate of Caleb Willard Camalier, Corrie R. Camalier by and through her duly Appointed Guardian Ad Litem, G. Bryan Collins, Jr., Louise H. Camalier, by and through her duly Appointed Guardian Ad Litem, G. Bryan Collins, Jr., and Jana L. Camalier, Individually, Plaintiffs, v. Charles J. JEFFRIES, Frank A. Daniels, Jr., and The News and Observer Publishing Co., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

January 18, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Young, Moore, Henderson & Alvis, P.A. by R. Michael Strickland and Jerry S. Alvis, White & Gaskins by Johnny S. Gaskins, Raleigh, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Bailey & Dixon by Gary S. Parsons, Patricia P. Kerner and Kenyann G. Brown, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant Charles J. Jeffries.

Yates, McLamb & Weyher by Dan J. McLamb, Raleigh, for defendant-appellee Frank A. Daniels, Jr.

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan by Samuel G. Thompson and John D. Madden, Raleigh, for defendant-appellee The News and Observer Pub. Co.

Carruthers & Roth, P.A. by Richard L. Vanore and Michael J. Allen, Greensboro, for unnamed defendant-appellant MI Mut. Ins. Co.


ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs' first assignment of error is that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of defendants Daniels and The News and Observer. In granting The News and Observer's motion, the trial court ruled that the common law at the time of this judgment (22 July 1992) did not recognize "social host liability for persons giving a party for social entertainment purposes even if the party provides excessive alcohol to an adult...

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