Watson v. Dixon
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 132 N.C. App. 329, 511 S.E.2d 37 (1999), affirming after rehearing its earlier unanimous opinion, 130 N.C. App. 47, 502 S.E.2d 15 (1998), in which it affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part an order entered 15 November 1996 by Stanback, J., in Superior Court, Durham County. Heard in the Supreme Court 13 March 2000.
1Opinion of the Court
FRYE, Chief Justice.
The sole issue in this case is whether the Court of Appeals erred by concluding that the punitive damage liability of an employer under a theory of vicarious liability, such as ratification, can exceed the punitive damage liability of the employee. For the reasons stated herein, we conclude that the Court of Appeals did not err, and we affirm its decision. 1
Since the issue in this case is not fact-laden and presents only a question of law, only a brief recitation of the facts is necessary. Sarah Watson (plaintiff) and defendant Bobby Dixon (Dixon) were employed by…
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