McLAUGHLIN v. BAILEY

No. COA14-446.

771 S.E.2d 570 (2015)

Ivan McLAUGHLIN and Timothy Stanley, Plaintiffs, v. Daniel BAILEY, in his individual and official capacity as Sheriff of Mecklenburg County, and Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 7, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy, and Kennedy, LLP, Winston-Salem, by Harold L. Kennedy, III , and Harvey L. Kennedy , for plaintiff-appellants.

Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge and Rice, LLP, Charlotte, by Sean F. Perrin , for defendant-appellee.

Edmond W. Caldwell, Jr. , for amicus curiae North Carolina Sheriffs' Association.


The employees of a county sheriff, including deputies and others hired by the sheriff, are directly employed by the sheriff and not by the county or by a county department. Sheriff's employees are not "county employees" as defined in N.C. Gen.Stat. § 153A-99 and are not entitled to the protections of that statute. As a sworn...

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