Case where the plaintiff sought property damages following a fire in plaintiff’s home.

LEE POOLE, JR. (Charlotte) and TODD KING (Charlotte) obtained summary judgment and were awarded attorneys’ fees in a case where the plaintiff sought property damages following a fire in plaintiff’s home. The fire was caused by a faulty oven, and the defendant was a service technician who repaired the oven prior to the fire. The plaintiff appealed the award of attorneys’ fees, and the firm’s appellate division prevailed on that issue.