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Patterson v. Sweatt

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Apr 1, 2002
560 S.E.2d 792 (N.C. 2002)

Opinion

No. 588A01

Filed 5 April 2002

No headnotes.

Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 146 N.C. App. 351, 553 S.E.2d 404 (2001), affirming an order entered 9 February 2000 by Spainhour, J., in Superior Court, Richmond County. Heard in the Supreme Court 12 March 2002.

Henry T. Drake for plaintiff-appellants.

Stott, Hollowell, Palmer Windham, L.L.P., by Martha Raymond Thompson, for defendant-appellees Philip Sweatt, Phillip Rainwater, Wendell Sessoms, and Dale Furr.

Kitchin, Neal, Webb, Webb Futrell, P.A., by Stephan R. Futrell, for defendant-appellee Western Surety Company.


AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Patterson v. Sweatt

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Apr 1, 2002
560 S.E.2d 792 (N.C. 2002)
Case details for

Patterson v. Sweatt

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM J. PATTERSON, LISA K. PATTERSON, Plaintiff-Appellants v. PHILIP…

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Apr 1, 2002

Citations

560 S.E.2d 792 (N.C. 2002)
560 S.E.2d 792

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