Case Name: WALTER L. HOISINGTON, as Guardian Ad Litem for JILL LEE MARKER, an incompetent, Plaintiff v. ZT-WINSTON-SALEM ASSOCIATES, ZAREMBA ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ZAREMBA REALTY CORPORATION, TOYS "R" US, INC., TOYS "R" US-DELAWARE, INC., WINSTON-SALEM RETAIL ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, CENTERPOINT SOUTHERN, INC., and THE WACKENHUT CORPORATION, Defendants and ZT-WINSTON-SALEM ASSOCIATES, ZAREMBA ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ZAREMBA REALTY CORPORATION, TOYS "R" US, INC., TOYS "R" US-DELAWARE, INC., WINSTON-SALEM RETAIL ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, and CENTERPOINT SOUTHERN, INC., Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs v. THE TREE FACTORY, INC., d/b/a THE SILK PLANT FOREST, Third-Party Defendant
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 2000-03-03
Citations: 351 N.C. 342
Docket Number: No. 339PA99
Parties: WALTER L. HOISINGTON, as Guardian Ad Litem for JILL LEE MARKER, an incompetent, Plaintiff v. ZT-WINSTON-SALEM ASSOCIATES, ZAREMBA ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ZAREMBA REALTY CORPORATION, TOYS “R” US, INC., TOYS “R” US-DELAWARE, INC., WINSTON-SALEM RETAIL ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, CENTERPOINT SOUTHERN, INC., and THE WACKENHUT CORPORATION, Defendants and ZT-WINSTON-SALEM ASSOCIATES, ZAREMBA ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ZAREMBA REALTY CORPORATION, TOYS “R” US, INC., TOYS “R” US-DELAWARE, INC., WINSTON-SALEM RETAIL ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, and CENTERPOINT SOUTHERN, INC., Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs v. THE TREE FACTORY, INC., d/b/a THE SILK PLANT FOREST, Third-Party Defendant
Judges: Justice Martin did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 351
Pages: 342–343

Head Matter:
WALTER L. HOISINGTON, as Guardian Ad Litem for JILL LEE MARKER, an incompetent, Plaintiff v. ZT-WINSTON-SALEM ASSOCIATES, ZAREMBA ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ZAREMBA REALTY CORPORATION, TOYS “R” US, INC., TOYS “R” US-DELAWARE, INC., WINSTON-SALEM RETAIL ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, CENTERPOINT SOUTHERN, INC., and THE WACKENHUT CORPORATION, Defendants and ZT-WINSTON-SALEM ASSOCIATES, ZAREMBA ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ZAREMBA REALTY CORPORATION, TOYS “R” US, INC., TOYS “R” US-DELAWARE, INC., WINSTON-SALEM RETAIL ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, and CENTERPOINT SOUTHERN, INC., Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs v. THE TREE FACTORY, INC., d/b/a THE SILK PLANT FOREST, Third-Party Defendant
No. 339PA99
(Filed 3 March 2000)
On discretionary review pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 and on writ of certiorari pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-32(b) of a unanimous decision of the Court of Appeals, 133 N.C. App. 485, 516 S.E.2d 176 (1999), affirming an order of summary judgment in favor of defendant Wackenhut Corporation entered by Wood, J., on 16 April 1998 in Superior Court, Forsyth County, and dismissing the appeal of third-party defendant The Tree Factory. Heard in the Supreme Court 17 February 2000.
Comerford & Britt, L.L.P., by W. Thompson Comerford, Jr., and Clifford Britt, for plaintiff-appellant Walter Hoisington.
Moss & Mason, by Joseph W. Moss and Matthew L. Mason, for defendant/third-party plaintiff-appellants ZT-Winston-Salem Associates; Zaremba Associates Limited Partnership; Zaremba Realty Corporation; Toys “R" US-Delaware, Inc.; and Winston-Salem Retail Associates Limited Partnership.
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, P.L.L.C., by Allan R. Gitter, Richard T. Rice, and Jack M. Strauch, for defendant-appellee The Wackenhut Corporation.
Hedrick, Batman, Gardner & Kincheloe, L.L.P., by Paul C. Lawrence, for third-party defendant-appellant The Tree Factory, Inc.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
DISCRETIONARY REVIEW AND WRIT OF CERTIORARI IMPROVIDENTLY ALLOWED.
Justice Martin did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.