EDWARDS v. GE LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INC.

No. COA09-247.

685 S.E.2d 146 (2009)

Tammy C. EDWARDS, Administratrix of the Estate of Paul Roger Edwards, Plaintiff-Appellant v. GE LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INC. and General Electric Company, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 3, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michaels & Michaels, P.A., by John A. Michaels, Raleigh, and Van Winkle, Buck, Wall, Starnes & Davis, P.A., by Allan R. Tarleton, Asheville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Smith Moore Leatherwood, L.L.P., by Jonathan A. Berkelhammer, Jeri L. Whitfield and Lisa K. Shortt, for defendant-appellee General Electric Company.


CALABRIA, Judge.

Tammy C. Edwards, administratrix of the estate of Paul Roger Edwards, ("plaintiff") appeals from an order granting General Electric Company's ("G.E.") motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

I. Background

Paul Roger Edwards ("Edwards") was an employee of G.E. Lighting Systems, Inc. ("GELS"), a subsidiary of G.E.1 GELS manufactures industrial lights utilizing a process which requires baking metal...

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