Vanwijk v. Professional Nursing Services, Inc.

McCullough, Judge.

Willem Paul Vanwijk (“plaintiff”) initially filed a complaint against Professional Nursing Services, Inc. (“defendant”), alleging common law negligence and negligence per se. Plaintiff subsequently amended his complaint to include a claim for breach of contract, but voluntarily dismissed the claim. The trial court dismissed plaintiff’s claims of negligence and negligence per se for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and plaintiff appeals.

I. Background

Plaintiff served as a police officer with the Goldsboro Police Department for over twelve years. On 7 November 2005,…