TRAVIS v. KNOB CREEK, INC.

No. 151PA87.

362 S.E.2d 277 (1987)

321 N.C. 279

Charles J. TRAVIS v. KNOB CREEK, INC. and Ethan Allen, Inc.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick, Harper & Dixon by Stephen M. Thomas and R. Allen Ingram, Jr., Hickory, for plaintiff-appellant.

Blakeney, Alexander & Machen by W.S. Blakeney, Charlotte, for defendants-appellees.


MITCHELL, Justice.

The sole issue before us is whether the trial court erred in permitting the jury to find that the plaintiff's general release of prior and existing claims against the defendants relieved them of their obligation to provide the plaintiff employment according to the terms of an employment contract. We conclude that the trial court erred. Accordingly, we reverse the Court of Appeals' decision, which found no error in the judgment of the trial court...

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