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FRINK v. BATTEN

No. COA06-633.

646 S.E.2d 809 (2007)

Elroy FRINK, Administrator of the Estate of Dewayne Devon Frink; and The State of North Carolina, ex. rel. Elroy Frink, Administrator of the Estate of Dewayne Devon Frink, Plaintiffs, v. Chris BATTEN, individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff for Columbus County; Columbus County, North Carolina, a Body Politic; Kenneth Sealey, in his official capacity as Sheriff for Robeson County; Robeson County, North Carolina, a Body Politic; Alexander Singletary, individually and in his official capacity as Columbus County Jail Administrator; Terry Harris, individually and in his official capacity as Chief Jailer, Robeson County Detention Center; Tammy Britt, individually and in her official capacity as Medical Officer for Robeson County Detention Center, Jail Health Services; Connie Hall, individually and in her official capacity as Nurse, Robeson County Detention Center, Jail Health Services; Billy Joe Farmer, in his official capacity Administrator of Columbus County; and Western Surety Company, Surety for Sheriff Chris Batten and Surety for Sheriff Kenneth Sealey, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 17, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Becton, Slifkin & Bell, by Charles L. Becton and Judith M. Pope; and Thigpen, Blue, Stephens & Fellers, by Daniel T. Blue, Raleigh, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, by Mark A. Davis, Raleigh, for defendants-appellants Chris Batten, Columbus County, Alexander Singletary, and Billy Joe Farmer.

Sumrell, Sugg, Carmichael, Hicks & Hart, P.A., by Scott C. Hart, New Bern, for defendants-appellees Kenneth Sealey, Robeson County, Terry Harris, Tammy Britt, and Connie Hall.

GEER, Judge.

Defendants Columbus County, Chris Batten (the Columbus County Sheriff), Alexander Singletary (the Columbus County Jail Administrator), and Billy Joe Farmer (the Columbus County Administrator) (collectively, the "Columbus County defendants") appeal the denial of their motion to transfer venue. This action arises out of the suicide of Dewayne Devon Frink, which plaintiffs allege was the result of acts and omissions of the Columbus County defendants and...

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