ABELS v. RENFRO CORP.

No. 33PA93.

436 S.E.2d 822 (1993)

335 N.C. 209

Virginia P. ABELS v. RENFRO CORPORATION.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 3, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin Smith, Elkin, for plaintiff-appellee.

Constangy, Brooks & Smith by W.R. Loftis, Jr., and Robin E. Shea, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellant.


MEYER, Justice.

In this case we decide, inter alia, whether, in an employee discharge case instituted pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 97-6.1, evidence of the employer's treatment of similarly situated employees is admissible to show the employer's motive for discharging the employee. We hold that such evidence is admissible.

Plaintiff began her employment as a knitter with defendant in 1949 and continued working until she became pregnant in 1962. Plaintiff...

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