LEONARD v. BENFIELD

No. 524.

90 S.E.2d 240 (1955)

243 N.C. 169

Richard I. LEONARD v. Fletcher BENFIELD, trading and doing business as Randolph Electric Motor Company.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 23, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ottway Burton, Asheboro, for plaintiff appellant.

R. E. Bencini, Jr., High Point, Hal H. Walker, Asheboro, for defendant appellee.


DEVIN, Justice.

We think the plaintiff has offered evidence sufficient to carry the case to the jury and that there was error in allowing the motion for judgment of nonsuit.

While the plaintiff testified he was employed as manager of defendant's business in Asheboro at a salary of $100 per week, he alleged and offered evidence tending to show that the work week contemplated 44 hours and that it was agreed that for overtime plaintiff should have additional...

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