344 N.C. 729
477 S.E.2d 171
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided November 8, 1996
Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1996-11-08
Key passage — most relied on by later courts
“[W]e note with disapproval the citation of the Restatement (Second) of Torts as authority. Except as specifically adopted in this jurisdiction, the Restatement should not be viewed as determinative of North Carolina law.”
quoted by 2 later decisions, including Doe v. United States, 129 N.C. App. 576 - Stafford v. Barker
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Decided 1996-11-08
Cited by 87 later decisions — most recently December 2021 · most notably 141 N.C. App. 273 - Block v. County of Person (2000), 132 N.C. App. 556 - Price v. Davis (1999)
1 district · 78 state decisions
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¶1 The decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed, but we note with disapproval the citation of the Restatement (Second) of Torts as authority. Except as specifically adopted in this jurisdiction, the Restatement should not be viewed as determinative .of North Carolina law.
¶2 AFFIRMED.