SUGGS v. NORRIS

No. 8713SC540.

364 S.E.2d 159 (1988)

Darlene SUGGS v. Ruth Thompkins NORRIS, Administratrix CTA of the Estate of Junior Earl Norris.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 2, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Williamson & Walton by Benton H. Walton, III, Whiteville, for plaintiff-appellee.

C. Franklin Stanley, Jr., Tabor City, for defendant-appellant.


WELLS, Judge.

The overriding question presented by this appeal is whether public policy forbids the recovery by a plaintiff partner to an unmarried but cohabiting or meretricious relationship, from the other partner's estate, for services rendered to or benefits conferred upon the other partner through the plaintiff's work in the operation of a joint business when the business proceeds were utilized to enrich the estate of the deceased partner.

Defendant argues...

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