BOWERS v. CITY OF HIGH POINT

No. 316PA93.

451 S.E.2d 284 (1994)

James A. BOWERS, Jr., James A. Branson, Benjamin Brockman, Vaughn W. Crabb, Billy R. Gant, Henry L. Jones, Lyman F. Lance, Jr., Jerry T. Rich, Lindsay P. Royal, David F. Thompson, Paul D. Wood, Jr., and Morris J. Yandle, v. CITY OF HIGH POINT.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 30, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Byerly & Byerly by W.B. Byerly, Jr., High Point, for plaintiff-appellees.

Fred P. Baggett, High Point, and Roddy M. Ligon, Jr., Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellant.


EXUM, Chief Justice.

Plaintiffs, former law enforcement officers for the City of High Point, filed this lawsuit alleging that defendant, the City of High Point, breached its contractual obligation to pay certain compensation promised in return for early retirement. Plaintiffs also sued for an unconstitutional impairment of contract, an unconstitutional taking, and a violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Each party moved for summary judgment based on the pleadings, stipulations...

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