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  "name": "DALLAS SWINSON v. LEJEUNE MOTOR COMPANY, INC.",
  "name_abbreviation": "Swinson v. Lejeune Motor Co.",
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    "judges": [
      "Chief Justice LAKE did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case."
    ],
    "parties": [
      "DALLAS SWINSON v. LEJEUNE MOTOR COMPANY, INC."
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "PER CURIAM.\nFor the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion by Judge McCullough, the decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed.\nREVERSED.\nChief Justice LAKE did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.",
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        "author": "PER CURIAM."
      }
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    "attorneys": [
      "Jeffrey S. Miller for plaintiff-appellee.",
      "Wallace, Morris & Barwick, P.A., by P.C. Barwick, Jr., for defendant-appellant."
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    "head_matter": "DALLAS SWINSON v. LEJEUNE MOTOR COMPANY, INC.\nNo. 34A02\n(Filed 4 October 2002)\nPremises Liability\u2014 trip and fall \u2014 depression in pavement\u2014 obvious defect \u2014 contributory negligence\nA decision of the Court of Appeals holding that a jury question was presented on the issue of contributory negligence in an action against an auto dealer by a customer who tripped and fell when she stepped into a depression in the dealer\u2019s parking lot while looking for her repaired auto is reversed for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion that plaintiff was contributorily negligent as a matter of law in failing to discover and avoid an obvious defect.\nAppeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. \u00a7 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 147 N.C. App. 610, 557 S.E.2d 112 (2001), reversing a judgment signed 26 August 2000 by Balog, J., in Superior Court, Onslow County. Heard in the Supreme Court 11 September 2002.\nJeffrey S. Miller for plaintiff-appellee.\nWallace, Morris & Barwick, P.A., by P.C. Barwick, Jr., for defendant-appellant."
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