Appeal by plaintiff Kewaunee Scientific Corporation and defendant Larry W. Sharpe from judgment entered 14 November 1996 by Judge William Freeman in Iredell County Superior Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 28 April 1998.
Individual defendants are citizens of North Carolina.
Defendants Eastland Glass and Fabrication, Inc. Defendant Precision Corrugated, Inc. Defendant Roy T. Pegram was employed by plaintiff as its purchasing manager from 1988 to 1992. During this period, Pegram, in his capacity as purchasing manager, purchased glass doors from Eastland and E.G. Fabrication, Inc., and corrugated product from Precision. Unknown to plaintiff, Eastland and E.G. Fabrication were partnerships in which Pegram was a partner and received an equal share of the profits.