4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 21 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Smith v. Privette.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith v. Privette Anchor | green | “north carolina recognizes a cause of action for negligent supervision and retention as an independent tort based on the employer's liability to third parties.” | 8 |
| 2 | Highland Paving Co. v. First Bank | green | “determining whether a fiduciary relationship exists requires looking at the particular facts and circumstances of a given case.” | 6 |
| 3 | Wilkerson v. Duke University | green | “to support a claim of negligent retention and supervision against an employer, the plaintiff must prove that the incompetent employee committed a tortious act resulting in injury to plaintiff and that prior to the act, the employer knew or had reason to know of the employee's in…” | 4 |
| 4 | In Re Estate of Redding v. Welborn | green | “when an employee commits a tort while acting within the scope of his employment, the tort can be imputed to the employer under the doctrine of respondeat superior.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.