Legal Opinion

McLaughlin v. Barclays American Corp.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided September 5, 1989No. 8822SC1211PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECTON, Judge.

Plaintiff brought this action seeking compensatory and punitive damages for breach of his employment contract, wrongful discharge, violation of public policy, and malicious interference with contractual relations. Plaintiff alleges that his dismissal from his employment following an altercation with another employee was improper in that plaintiffs conduct was limited to his .exercising self-defense. Following a hearing on the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, the trial court granted summary judgment in their favor. Plaintiff appeals, and we affirm.

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Defendant Barclays…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Petermann v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 396California Court of Appeal · 1959
  2. Coman v. Thomas Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1989
  3. Smith v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  4. Sides v. Duke UniversityCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985
  5. Still v. LanceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Bagwell v. Peninsula Regional Medical CenterCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1995
  2. Amos v. Oakdale Knitting Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1992
  3. Privette v. University of North Carolina at Chapel HillCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1989
  4. Wagoner v. Elkin City Schools' Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1994
  5. Ladonna Harrison v. Edison Brothers Apparel Stores, Incorporated, and Melvin Wall, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991

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