Trought v. Richardson, No. 116P86

Docket NºNo. 116P86
Citation344 S.E.2d 18, 316 N.C. 557
Case DateMay 06, 1986
CourtUnited States State Supreme Court of North Carolina

Page 18

344 S.E.2d 18
316 N.C. 557, 1 IER Cases 1040
Betty TROUGHT
v.
Jack RICHARDSON, Fred Brown, and Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Inc.
No. 116P86.
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
May 6, 1986.

Patrice Solberg, Chapel Hill, for plaintiff.

Mullins & Van Hoy, Charlotte, James T. Cheatham, Greenville, for defendants.

ORDER

Upon consideration of the petition filed by Plaintiff in this matter for discretionary review of the decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to G.S. 7A-31, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:

"Denied by order of the Court in conference, this the 6th day of May 1986."

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  • Frazier v. First Union Nat. Bank, C-C-89-257-P.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 4th Circuit. Western District of North Carolina
    • 2 Octubre 1990
    ...and does cause (3) severe emotional distress to another. See Trought v. Richardson, 78 N.C.App. 758, 338 S.E.2d 617, 620, review denied, 316 N.C. 557, 344 S.E.2d 18 (1986). Only when the conduct "exceeds all bounds usually tolerated by decent society" and the conduct "causes mental distress......
  • Ihekwu v. City of Durham, N.C., 1:99CV00420.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 4th Circuit. Middle District of North Carolina
    • 27 Diciembre 2000
    ...106 N.C.App. 410, 417, 417 S.E.2d 277, 281 (1992)); Trought v. Richardson, 78 N.C.App. 758, 760, 338 S.E.2d 617, 618, disc. rev. denied, 316 N.C. 557, 344 S.E.2d 18 Plaintiff alleges that the City's ordinance, which gave Plaintiff non-probationary, permanent status, vested him with a due pr......
  • Lorbacher v. Housing Authority of City of Raleigh, COA97-129
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeal of North Carolina (US)
    • 18 Noviembre 1997
    ...and spread false and malicious statements about the reasons for her discharge. 78 N.C.App. 758, 338 S.E.2d 617, disc. review denied, 316 N.C. 557, 344 S.E.2d 18 (1986). The Court held that as a matter of law the conduct did not "exceed all bounds usually tolerated by decent society." Id. at......
  • Coman v. Thomas Mfg. Co., Inc., 491A88
    • United States
    • North Carolina United States State Supreme Court of North Carolina
    • 26 Julio 1989
    ...cases and two federal court cases serve to bear this out. In Trought v. Richardson, 78 n.C.App. 758, 338 S.E.2d 617, disc. rev. denied, 316 N.C. 557, 344 S.E.2d 18 (1986), the plaintiff, Trought, was hired by Pitt County Memorial Hospital to serve as vice president for nursing services. Tro......
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  • Ihekwu v. City of Durham, N.C., No. 1:99CV00420.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 4th Circuit. Middle District of North Carolina
    • 27 Diciembre 2000
    ...106 N.C.App. 410, 417, 417 S.E.2d 277, 281 (1992)); Trought v. Richardson, 78 N.C.App. 758, 760, 338 S.E.2d 617, 618, disc. rev. denied, 316 N.C. 557, 344 S.E.2d 18 Plaintiff alleges that the City's ordinance, which gave Plaintiff non-probationary, permanent status, vested him with a due pr......
  • Coman v. Thomas Mfg. Co., Inc., No. 491A88
    • United States
    • North Carolina United States State Supreme Court of North Carolina
    • 26 Julio 1989
    ...cases and two federal court cases serve to bear this out. In Trought v. Richardson, 78 n.C.App. 758, 338 S.E.2d 617, disc. rev. denied, 316 N.C. 557, 344 S.E.2d 18 (1986), the plaintiff, Trought, was hired by Pitt County Memorial Hospital to serve as vice president for nursing services. Tro......
  • Hall v. Post, No. 340PA87
    • United States
    • North Carolina United States State Supreme Court of North Carolina
    • 6 Octubre 1988
    ...expressly deciding whether such cause of action exists. See Trought v. Richardson, 78 N.C.App. 758, 338 S.E.2d 617, disc. rev. denied, 316 N.C. 557, 344 S.E.2d 18 (1986); Morrow v. Kings Department Stores, Inc., 57 N.C.App. 13, 290 S.E.2d 732, disc. rev. denied, 306 N.C. 385, 294 S.E.2d 210...
  • Riley v. Dow Corning Corp., No. C-89-486-G.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 4th Circuit. Middle District of North Carolina
    • 24 Julio 1991
    ...was intended to cause and did cause (3) severe emotional distress. Trought v. Richardson, 78 N.C. App. 758, 338 S.E.2d 617, review denied, 316 N.C. 557, 344 S.E.2d 18 (1986). See Dixon v. Stuart, 85 N.C.App. 338, 354 S.E.2d 757 (1987) (established intentional emotional distress claim in emp......
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