City of Gastonia v. Duke Power Company

PARKER, Judge.

The parties to the 1929 contract which plaintiff now seeks to enforce failed to specify how long the provisions germane to this action should remain in effect. This State follows the generally accepted view that a contract of indefinite duration may be terminated by either party on giving reasonable notice. Rubber Co. v. Distributors, 253 N.C. 459, 117 S.E. 2d 479; Fulghum v. Selma and Griffis v. Selma, 238 N.C. 100, 76 S.E. 2d 368; Distributing Corp. v. Parts, Inc., 7 N. C. App. 483, 173 S.E. 2d 41. To avoid injustice, however, this rule is subject to thé qualification that…