YOUNG v. BAILEY

No. COA14-966.

771 S.E.2d 628 (2015)

Terri YOUNG, Plaintiff, v. Daniel BAILEY, in his Official Capacity as Sheriff of Mecklenburg County, and Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 21, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy and Kennedy, LLP, Winstom-Salem, by Harold L. Kennedy, III , and Harvey L. Kennedy , for plaintiff-appellant.

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


Plaintiff, a deputy sheriff, was not a county employee as defined in N.C. Gen.Stat. § 153A-99, and could be discharged based upon political conduct without violating her free speech rights under the North Carolina Constitution.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Terri Young (plaintiff) was a deputy...

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