Legal Opinion
Tully v. City of Wilmington
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided March 2, 2018No. 348A16PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUDSON, Justice.
**528 Here we address whether a police officer states a claim under the Constitution of North Carolina against his employer when that employer violates its own policy by refusing to consider his appeal regarding the validity of an examination required for a promotion. Because we conclude that Plaintiff Kevin J. Tully has adequately stated a claim that his rights under Article I, Section 1 of the North Carolina Constitution were violated by the City of Wilmington (the City), we affirm in part the decision of the Court of Appeals reversing the dismissal of his claims.
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