BIGGERS v. JOHN HANCOCK MUT. LIFE INS. CO.

No. COA96-1260.

487 S.E.2d 829 (1997)

Nellie A. BIGGERS, Plaintiff, v. JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, John Hancock Properties, Inc., and City Of Charlotte (a municipal corporation), Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 5, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bailey, Patterson, Caddell, Hart & Bailey, P.A. by David C. Cordes, Charlotte, for plaintiff-appellant.

Baucom, Claytor, Benton, Morgan, Wood & White, P.A. by Rex C. Morgan, and R. Cartwright Carmichael, Charlotte, for defendant City of Charlotte.


WYNN, Judge.

Plaintiff Nellie Biggers sued defendants John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company and John Hancock Properties, Inc. (hereinafter "John Hancock") and defendant City of Charlotte for flood damages to her home caused by the sudden overflowing of the creek behind her property on 16 June 1992. She alleged that John Hancock negligently permitted debris to clog storm water drains located throughout the parking area of its apartment complex, causing substantial...

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