HUMPHREY v. HILL

No. 818SC221.

285 S.E.2d 293 (1982)

Walter E. HUMPHREY, Jr. v. Robert HILL.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

January 5, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wallace, Langley, Barwick & Landis by P. C. Barwick, Jr., and F. E. Wallace, Jr., Kinston, for plaintiff-appellant.

Johnson, Patterson, Dilthey & Clay by Robert M. Clay and D. James Jones, Jr., Raleigh, for defendant-appellee.


MORRIS, Chief Judge.

We first address the question whether an enforceable contract existed between plaintiff and defendant. Case law in this State and other well-reasoned authority indicate that this particular agreement or agreements were terminable at will because not supported by consideration additional to services.

Personal service contracts are subject to restrictive rules of interpretation, requiring for their enforcement certainty as to the nature...

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