NEWMAN v. STEPP

No. 383A19.

852 S.E.2d 104 (2020)

Delia NEWMAN et ux. v. Heather STEPP et ux.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Filed December 18, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F.B. Jackson & Associates Law Firm, PLLC, Hendersonville, by Frank B. Jackson and James L. Palmer , for plaintiff-appellees.

Ball Barden & Cury P.A., by J. Boone Tarlton and Ervin L. Ball Jr. , Asheville, for defendant-appellants.

Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP, by M. Duane Jones , Charlotte, and Linda Stephens , Raleigh, for North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, amicus curiae.


Our review in this matter requires the Court to apply well-established precedent to a trial court's order granting judgment on the pleadings regarding a claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress. Viewing the specific facts alleged here in the light most favorable to plaintiffs, we conclude that the trial court erred by...

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