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Considine v. Compass Grp., USA, Inc.

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Dec 1, 2001
354 N.C. 568 (N.C. 2001)

Summary

dismissing complaint for wrongful termination in violation of public policy where plaintiff failed to allege in the complaint that "defendant's conduct [in discharging plaintiff] violated any explicit statutory or constitutional provision"

Summary of this case from Hedrick v. Southern States Cooperative, Inc.

Opinion

No. 529A01

Filed 18 December 2001

No headnotes.

Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 145 N.C. App. ___, 551 S.E.2d 179 (2001), affirming an order entered 3 April 2000 by Kincaid, J., in Superior Court, Mecklenburg County. Heard in the Supreme Court 10 December 2001.

Ferguson, Stein, Chambers, Wallas, Adkins, Gresham Sumter, P.A., by John W. Gresham, for plaintiff-appellant.

Smith Helms Mulliss Moore, L.L.P., by H. Landis Wade, Jr.; Paul M. Navarro, and Melissa M. Kidd, for defendant-appellee.


AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Considine v. Compass Grp., USA, Inc.

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Dec 1, 2001
354 N.C. 568 (N.C. 2001)

dismissing complaint for wrongful termination in violation of public policy where plaintiff failed to allege in the complaint that "defendant's conduct [in discharging plaintiff] violated any explicit statutory or constitutional provision"

Summary of this case from Hedrick v. Southern States Cooperative, Inc.
Case details for

Considine v. Compass Grp., USA, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:FRANK A. CONSIDINE, Plaintiff-Appellant v. COMPASS GROUP, USA, INC.…

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Dec 1, 2001

Citations

354 N.C. 568 (N.C. 2001)
557 S.E.2d 528

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