SOCKWELL & ASSOCIATES v. SEI.

No. COA96-1149.

487 S.E.2d 795 (1997)

SOCKWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC., Plaintiff, v. SYKES ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 5, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helms, Cannon, Hamel & Henderson by Christian R. Troy, Charlotte, for defendant-appellee.

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., by John R. Wester, Charlotte; and The Bishop Law Firm by J. Daniel Bishop, Charlotte, for plaintiff-appellant.


COZORT, Judge.

Plaintiff Sockwell and Associates (Sockwell) won a jury verdict of $23,342.15 on its breach of contract claim against defendant Sykes Enterprises Incorporated (SEI). After plaintiff requested prejudgment interest, the trial court set aside the jury's verdict and ordered a new trial. Plaintiff appeals. We reverse.

The facts underlying plaintiff's breach of contract action are as follows. Sockwell is a firm that identifies and recruits executives...

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