Anderson v. Century Data Systems, Inc.

HEDRICK, Judge.

The following facts are undisputed: Plaintiff-employee is a field service technician employed by defendant to service “computer-type” cash registers sold by defendant-employer. Defendant provided plaintiff a car to use in making service calls, and assigned him a “service territory” in southeastern North Carolina. On 13 March 1980 plaintiff reported to defendant-employer’s Wilmington office and was instructed to go to Myrtle Beach, outside his service territory, to repair a slip printer at the Litchfield Beach Inn. Plaintiff left Wilmington at approximately 10:30 a.m. and…