American Marble Corp. v. Crawford

WELLS, Judge.

Defendant Crawford (hereinafter defendant) contends that the court erred in entering summary judgment against his claim that plaintiff violated N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1 and that he thus was entitled to treble damages under G.S. § 75-16. We disagree.

Defendant’s counterclaim alleged that the “covenant not to compete, as used by the plaintiff, is an unfair trade practice pursuant to [G.S.] § 75-1.1 et seq.” We have held previously that “employer-employee relationships do not fall within the intended scope of G.S. § 75-1.1 . . . .” Buie v. Daniel International, 56 N.C. App. 445, 289…