1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.E.2d
  4. 819 S.E.2d
  5. 819 S.E.2d 353 (2018)
 

MEINCK v. CITY OF GASTONIA

No. 130PA17.

819 S.E.2d 353 (2018)

Joan A. MEINCK v. CITY OF GASTONIA, a North Carolina Municipal Corporation.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Filed October 26, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Thomas D. Bumgardner, PLLC, Charlotte, by Thomas D. Bumgardner , for plaintiff-appellee/appellant.

Stott, Hollowell, Palmer & Windham, L.L.P., Gastonia, by Martha Raymond Thompson and Aaron C. Low , for defendant-appellant/appellee.

Martin & Jones, PLLC, Raleigh, by Huntington M. Willis ; and Terpening Wilder Law, Charlotte, by William R. Terpening , for North Carolina Advocates for Justice, amicus curiae.

Clawson and Staubes, PLLC, by Andrew J. Santaniello ; and Kimberly S. Hibbard , NCLM General Counsel, and Gregory F. Schwitzgebel III , NCLM Associate General Counsel, for North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys and North Carolina League of Municipalities, amici curiae.

Here we consider whether the trial court erred in granting a motion for summary judgment in favor of defendant, the City of Gastonia, based upon the doctrine of governmental immunity. The Court of Appeals concluded that governmental immunity did not apply and reversed the trial court...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases