Young v. Bailey

EDMUNDS, Justice.

Following the reelection of defendant Daniel Bailey to the office of Sheriff of Mecklenburg County, plaintiffs employment as a deputy sheriff was terminated. In response, plaintiff brought this action, alleging wrongful termination in violation of the North Carolina public policy enunciated in N.C.G.S. § 153A-99, and of Article I, Sections 14 and 36 of the North Carolina Constitution. We hold that plaintiff was not a county employee as defined in N.C.G.S. § 153A-99. As a result, she is not entitled to the protections provided in that statute and was not terminated in…