Legal Opinion

Fletcher, Barnhardt & White, Inc. v. Matthews

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided October 16, 1990No. 8926SC1390PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEWIS, Judge.

The issue before this Court is whether the trial court erred when it concluded that appellant was personally liable for the deficit in his draw account. Defendant argues that the trial court erred in concluding that he owed the plaintiff the deficit reflected in his draw when he resigned from plaintiff because of (1) the existence of an express contract; (2) the existence of an implied-in-fact contract; and (3) defendant’s breach of a fiduciary duty owed to plaintiff. We address each of these assignments in turn.

We first note that the question of whether an employee is liable to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Snyder v. FreemanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  2. Williams v. Pilot Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
  3. Maryland Metals, Inc. v. MetznerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
  4. Tannen v. Equitable Life Ins. Co. of Washington, DCDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
  5. Selig v. BergmanWashington Supreme Court · 1953

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Dalton v. CampCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
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  3. Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. v. Head & Engquist Equipment, L.L.C.North Carolina Business Court · 2003
  4. Fogartie v. EdringtonNorth Carolina Business Court · 2017
  5. Kingsdown, Inc. v. HinshawNorth Carolina Business Court · 2016

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