ROYAL v. ARMSTRONG

No. COA99-255.

524 S.E.2d 600 (2000)

Janice D. ROYAL, Administratrix of the Estate of Darion Tyron Royal and Janice D. Royal, Individually, Plaintiffs, v. Lamar ARMSTRONG, Marcia Armstrong, and Brian Burton, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 1, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Foil Law Offices, by Martha McKee and Laura Stephenson Irwin, Durham, for plaintiff-appellants.

Patterson, Dilthey, Clay & Bryson, L.L.P., by Ronald C. Dilthey, Raleigh, for defendant-appellees Lamar Armstrong and Marcia Armstrong.


EDMUNDS, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal the trial court's grant of defendants' motion for summary judgment in this negligence action. We affirm.

On 17 July 1999, defendants (Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong) hosted a pool party for Robbie Burton. Eight-year-old Darion Tyron Royal (Darion), who had visited defendants in the past, was one of the invited guests. Darion's grandmother, plaintiff Janice Royal, and Darion's mother dropped him off at defendants' house around 6:17...

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