NEWTON v. NEW HANOVER COUNTY BD. OF EDUC.

No. 280A94.

467 S.E.2d 58 (1996)

342 N.C. 554

Stewart B. NEWTON v. NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 9, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John K. Burns, Wilmington, for plaintiff-appellee.

Crossley McIntosh Prior & Collier by Francis B. Prior and Sharon A. Johnston, Wilmington, for defendant-appellant.


FRYE, Justice.

In this case of first impression, we must determine whether the Court of Appeals properly reversed the trial court's entry of judgment for defendant notwithstanding a jury verdict for plaintiff, a police officer who was injured after entering defendant's property in response to a burglar alarm. The case turns on whether the police officer was entitled to the same protection as an invitee on the premises. We answer in the affirmative and thus uphold...

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