Court Opinion

ID: 9851281
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 05:09:46.663341+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:20:52.942113
License: Public Domain

Judge WELLS
dissenting in part.
I dissent from the portions of the majority opinion which (1) affirm summary judgment for defendant architects and their professional association as to plaintiffs cause against them and (2) hold that defendant Hilton Inns, Inc.’s cross-claim against them is barred by the provisions of G.S. 1-50(5). Following the reasoning of this Court in Bolick v. American Barmag Corp., 54 N.C. App. 589, 284 S.E. 2d 188 (1981), dealing with a similar statute of limitations, G.S. 1-50(6), I am persuaded that the provisions of G.S. 1-50(5) violate the provisions of Article I, Section 18 of the North Carolina Constitution.
I also dissent from that portion of the majority opinion which holds that defendant Craddock’s motion for summary judgment should have been allowed. Under the forecast of evidence before the trial court, this issue is for the jury. See generally, Vassey v. Burch, 301 N.C. 68, 269 S.E. 2d 137 (1980).
I concur in all other portions of the majority opinion.