Supreme Court of North Carolina April 3, 1998, 287PA97 (Whitfield v. Gilchrist)

MITCHELL, Chief Justice.

The question presented for review is whether the doctrine of sovereign immunity bars recovery in

quantum meruit

upon an action based on a contract implied in law against the State of North Carolina. We conclude that a contract implied in law is insufficient to constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity. We therefore reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.