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LASHLEE v. WHITE CONSOL. INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. COA00-490.

548 S.E.2d 821 (2001)

John Wiley LASHLEE, III and Rebecca C. Clark-Lashlee, Plaintiff-Appellants, v. WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. and Electrolux Motor AB, Defendant-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 17, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones Martin Parris & Tessener, PLLC, by John Alan Jones, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellants.

Ward & Smith, P.A., by Gary J. Rickner, and Dennis R. Bailey, New Bern, for defendant-appellees.

McGEE, Judge.

Plaintiff John Wiley Lashlee, III (Lashlee) was rendered a paraplegic after falling from a tree while using a chainsaw manufactured by defendants. Plaintiffs sued defendants seeking recovery on multiple grounds, including negligence, and seeking punitive damages. Plaintiffs allege that Lashlee was hit in the head and knocked to the ground when the chainsaw he was using "kicked back" severely after the chainsaw's original low-kickback chain had been unintentionally...

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