Shreve v. Duke Power Co.

COZORT, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals the trial court’s granting of summary judgment for defendants on plaintiffs claims for retaliatory discharge and intentional infliction of emotional distress. We affirm, holding (1) plaintiffs claim for retaliatory discharge is barred by G.S. § 95-36.8(b), and (2) as a matter of law plaintiffs allegations are insufficient to establish a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Plaintiff Tony Shreve, a sixteen-year employee with Duke Power, was discharged by Duke Power on 13 February 1984 for threatening a supervisor, Lewis Stultz. Under the terms…