Hall v. Hotel L'Europe, Inc.

ARNOLD, Judge.

Defendant first contends that the trial court erred in denying its motion in limine seeking to prohibit the introduction of parol evidence establishing a fixed term of employment. A motion in limine is used to exclude prejudicial matter in advance of the trial and is addressed to the trial judge’s discretion. State v. Rouf, 296 N.C. 623, 252 S.E. 2d 720 (1979). No prejudice resulted from the trial judge’s denial of the motion since the defendant retained his right to object to such evidence at trial.

Defendant contends that the motion should have been granted in order to prevent…