Legal Opinion
Travis v. Knob Creek, Inc.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided March 3, 1987No. 8625SC404PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Judge.
Plaintiff assigns as error the trial judge’s submission of the following issue to the jury:
4. Did the release executed by the plaintiff in December 1979 serve to bar the plaintiff from recovery upon the contract of employment?
Plaintiff contends that, as a matter of law, a release executed in December of 1979 could not act to bar a claim which did not arise until plaintiff was discharged on 27 January 1984. We disagree.
Under North Carolina law, releases are contractual in nature and their interpretation is governed by the same rules as those governing interpretation of contracts.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Worthington v. BynumSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
- Hotel Corp. v. Taylor and Fletcher v. Foremans, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
- Gore v. George J. Ball, IncorporatedSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- Hord v. AtkinsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
- Econo-Travel Motor Hotel Corp. v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Horner v. ByrnettCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1999
- Horton v. Norfolk Southern Corp.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1999
- Travis v. Knob Creek, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
- Travis v. Knob Creek, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1987