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BRIDGES v. PARRISH

No. 409A12.

742 S.E.2d 794 (2013)

Catryn Denise BRIDGES v. Harvey S. PARRISH and Barbara B. Parrish.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 13, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wake Forest University School of Law Appellate Advocacy Clinic, by John J. Korzen , for plaintiff-appellant.

Poyner Spruill LLP, Charlotte, by Steven B. Epstein , for defendant-appellees.

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P., Raleigh, by Christopher R. Kiger , for North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, amicus curiae.

MARTIN, Justice.

Plaintiff, Catryn Bridges, seeks money damages from defendants, Harvey and Barbara Parrish, for the criminal acts of their 52-year-old son Bernie. Plaintiff alleges that Harvey and Barbara negligently stored their firearm, which Bernie wrongfully took from their home and used to shoot plaintiff. We hold these parents are not liable for the criminal conduct of their 52-year-old son.

Plaintiff made...

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