B.B. WALKER CO. v. BURNS INTERN. SEC. SERVICES, INC.

No. 9119SC1146.

424 S.E.2d 172 (1993)

108 N.C. App. 562

B.B. WALKER COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. BURNS INTERNATIONAL SECURITY SERVICES, INC., Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

January 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith Helms Mulliss & Moore by James A. Medford and Deborah L. Hayes, Greensboro, for plaintiff-appellant.

Petree Stockton & Robinson by Daniel R. Taylor, Jr. and Donald M. Nielsen, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellee.


WELLS, Judge.

Plaintiff contends that the trial court committed reversible error in directing a verdict for defendant on the following claims: (1) a tort claim under the doctrine of respondeat superior; (2) a negligent hiring, supervision and retention claim; (3) a negligent breach of contract claim; and (4) a breach of contract claim.

The Standard of Review

"A motion by a defendant for a directed verdict under G.S. 1A-1, Rule...

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