1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.E.2d
  4. 281 S.E.2d
  5. 281 S.E.2d 453 (1981)
 

HARRELL v. WHISENANT

No. 8025SC958.

281 S.E.2d 453 (1981)

Michael H. HARRELL v. R. Duke WHISENANT, individually and in his capacity as City Manager of the City of Newton; and The City of Newton.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

September 1, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Isenhower, Long, Gaither & Wood by Samuel H. Long, III, Newton, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jesse C. Sigmon, Jr., Sigmon & Sigmon, Newton, for the City of Newton, defendant-appellee.

Charles D. Dixon, Hickory, Lewis E. Waddell, Jr., Newton, and Stephen M. Thomas, Hickory, for R. Duke Whisenant, defendant-appellee.

WHICHARD, Judge.

The essence of the claim alleged is that defendant Whisenant, as manager of defendant-city, purported to terminate plaintiff's employment as Chief of Police of defendant-city; that plaintiff is a "permanent employee" of defendant-city under the Newton City Code; and that consequently his employment cannot be terminated without affording him certain procedural and substantive rights granted to permanent employees by that Code. The trial court based...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases