Murphy v. Coastal Physician Group, Inc.

533 S.E.2d 817 (2000)

Henry J. MURPHY, Plaintiff-appellee,

v.

COASTAL PHYSICIAN GROUP, INC., Defendant-appellant.

No. COA99-925.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 1, 2000.

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, by W. Mark Conger, Winston-Salem, for plaintiff-appellee.

Moore & Van Allen, by Andrew B. Cohen, Durham, for defendant-appellant.

McGEE, Judge.

Henry J. Murphy (Murphy) worked with the international accounting firm of Arthur Anderson LLP for thirty-six years, including twenty-four years as a partner, before he retired in March 1996. At the time Murphy retired, he was the partner in charge of…