WHITE v. COCHRAN

No. COA10-1191.

716 S.E.2d 420 (2011)

Rebecca S. WHITE, Plaintiff, v. Curtis COCHRAN, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 4, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Moore Law Office, Asheville, by George W. Moore , for plaintiff-appellant.

Melrose, Seago & Lay, PA, Sylva, by Kimberly C. Lay , for defendant-appellee.


GEER, Judge.

Plaintiff Rebecca S. White appeals from an order entering judgment on the pleadings and dismissing for lack of subject matter jurisdiction this action brought against defendant Curtis Cochran, the Sheriff of Swain County. Ms. White had alleged that the sheriff's termination of her employment violated the Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act ("REDA") and amounted to a wrongful discharge in violation of public policy.

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