Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 12/6/2016

Lockerman v. S. River Electric Membership Corp.

Citations

794 S.E.2d 346
2016 N.C. App. LEXIS 1234
2016 WL 7094063

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noting that de jure fiduciary duties, which “arise by operation of law” between “legal relations[,]” include those between “principal and agent” (citation omitted)
noting that de jure fiduciary duties, which “arise by operation of law” between “legal relations[,]” include those between “principal and agent” (citation omitted)
upholding a trial court’s grant of summary judgment in defendant’s favor with respect to plaintiff’s claim of a de facto fiduciary duty when plaintiff exercised some control over the disputed transaction and could not show that defendant “figuratively held all the cards”
“In North Carolina, a fiduciary duty can arise by operation of law (de jure) or based on the facts and circumstances (de facto) [.]”

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