George v. Wake County Opportunities, Inc.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from McLelland, Judge. Judgment entered 11 October 1974 in Superior Court, Wake County. Heard in the Court of Appeals 29 May 1975. Plaintiff instituted this action on 16 August 1971 seeking damages in the amount of lost wages from 12 August 1968, the date of defendant’s alleged wrongful termination of her employment as Director of the Little River Community Action Center in Zebulon. She also sought restoration to her former position.
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Appeal by defendant from McLelland, Judge. Judgment entered 11 October 1974 in Superior Court, Wake County. Heard in the Court of Appeals 29 May 1975. Plaintiff instituted this action on 16 August 1971 seeking damages in the amount of lost wages from 12 August 1968, the date of defendant’s alleged wrongful termination of her employment as Director of the Little River Community Action Center in Zebulon. She also sought restoration to her former position. In her complaint plaintiff alleged that on 21 September 1967 she entered into a contract of employment with defendant, an antipoverty agency,…
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Judge.
Defendant contends that the trial court erred in finding that plaintiff’s discharge was wrongful and in granting her motion for summary judgment. The voluminous materials offered in support of the motion do not reveal the existence of any genuine issues of material fact. The question then is whether plaintiff was entitled to judgment as a matter of law.
Defendant argues (1) that plaintiff’s contract of employment was for an indefinite period and therefore was terminable at will, and (2) that, even if its dismissal procedures are considered to have been made part of the contract,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Scott v. BURLINGTON MILLS CORPORATIONSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
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