The North Carolina Supreme Court will decide in the months ahead whether a contractor working for the state Department of Transportation must foot part of the bill for a deputy sheriff’s roadside injury.
The North Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to take a case involving legal liability for a Robeson County deputy sheriff’s injuries during traffic work. The state Court of Appeals ruled in December that the sheriff’s office and a private state Department of Transportation contractor bore joint responsibility for the deputy’s injuries in 2019.
The state Supreme Court issued a temporary stay Monday in a case involving legal liability for a Robeson County deputy sheriff’s injuries during traffic work. The state Court of Appeals ruled in December that the sheriff’s office and a private state Department of Transportation contractor bore joint responsibility for the deputy’s injuries in 2019.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has determined that both the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office and a private Department of Transportation contractor bear responsibility for a deputy’s injuries during traffic duty in 2019.
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