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NORRIS v. ZAMBITO

No. COA98-1488.

520 S.E.2d 113 (1999)

Barbara NORRIS, Administratrix of the Estate of Jasper Norris, III, Plaintiff, v. Joseph Paul ZAMBITO, M.L. Hayes, in his individual capacity and as a Police Officer for the City of Durham; V.P. Bynum, in his individual capacity and as a Police Officer for the City of Durham, and the City of Durham, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 19, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas, Ferguson & Charns, L.L.P., by Jay H. Ferguson, Durham, for plaintiff-appellant.

Faison & Gillespie, by Reginald B. Gillespie, Jr., and Keith D. Burns, Durham, for defendant-appellees.

MARTIN, Judge.

Plaintiff filed this action seeking compensatory and punitive damages for the wrongful death of Jasper Norris, III, allegedly caused by negligence on the part of defendants. Defendants Hayes and Bynum, who were police officers employed by the City of Durham (defendant City), and defendant City filed answers denying negligence and asserting the affirmative defense of sovereign immunity. After discovery, defendants...

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