WATSON v. DIXON

No. 103A99.

532 S.E.2d 175 (2000)

352 N.C. 343

Sarah Joan WATSON v. Bobby DIXON and Duke University.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

July 13, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn, Mills & Fisher, P.A., by Stewart W. Fisher and William S. Mills, Durham, for plaintiff-appellee.

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak and Stewart, P.C., by Guy F. Driver, Jr., and Robert A. Sar, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant Duke University.


FRYE, Chief Justice.

The sole issue in this case is whether the Court of Appeals erred by concluding that the punitive damage liability of an employer under a theory of vicarious liability, such as ratification, can exceed the punitive damage liability of the employee. For the reasons stated herein, we conclude that the Court of Appeals did not err, and we affirm its decision.1

Since the issue in this case is not fact-laden and...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases