Singleton v. Haywood Electric Membership Corp.

565 S.E.2d 234 (2002)

Steve SINGLETON, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

HAYWOOD ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

No. COA01-467.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 2, 2002.

Smathers & Norwood, by Patrick U. Smathers, Canton, for plaintiff-appellee.

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein L.L.P., by David N. Allen, Jack L. Cozort and Mitchell P. Johnson, Charlotte, for defendant-appellant.

MCGEE, J.

Haywood Electric Membership Corporation (HEMC) is a rural electric cooperative enterprise that is owned by its consumer members. Steve Singleton (plaintiff) first became a member of HEMC in August 1966…