Appellate Court Opinions

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15,954 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 348A16 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Tully v. City of Wilmington

Action by City employee alleging that the City acted arbitrarily in failing to follow its established personnel policies when denying him a promotion; appeal from trial court's grant of judgment on the pleadings in favor of the City; whether plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims under Article I, Sections 1 and 19 of the state constitution.

, Supreme Court , 44PA17 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
Wilkie v. City of Boiling Spring Lakes

Action for inverse condemnation pursuant to N.C.G.S. 40A-51 based upon the flooding of plaintiffs' property by water from an adjacent City-owned lake.

, Supreme Court , 419PA16 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
Willowmere Cmty. Ass'n v. City of Charlotte

Whether the trial court erred in dismissing an action brought by plaintiff homeowners' associations seeking to invalidate the City's rezoning of adjacent property; whether the failure of plaintiffs' boards of directors to comply with association bylaws authorizing them to initiate litigation on behalf of the members deprived plaintiffs of legal standing to sue.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-185 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
Bickley v. Fordin

Shareholder sale of interest in LLC; unfair and deceptive trade practices act, fraud, constructive fraud, breach of fiduciary duty; compromise verdict.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-903 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
In re: S.G.V.S. & D.D.R.S.

Termination of parental rights; scheduling return date of hearing; previously scheduled criminal trial; Rule 59 motion; abuse of discretion.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-83 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
Lester v. Galambos

Easements; easements by implication; easement implied by prior use; easement by grant

, Court of Appeals , COA16-569-2 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
Neckles v. Harris Teeter

N.C. Workers' Compensation Act; Disability; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 97-2(9)

, Court of Appeals , COA17-514 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
Shearin v. Reid

Rule 59 motion; motion to recuse; N.C.G.S. § 31A-2; requested jury instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA13-1289-2 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
State v Triplett

Privilege Against Self-incrimination; Right to Remain Silent; Miranda Warnings

, Court of Appeals , COA17-209 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v. Brown

First-degree murder; hearsay; N.C.R. Evid. 803(5); recorded recollection; insufficient recollection; illustrative evidence; limiting instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA15-731-2 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Bullock

Voluntariness of consent to search; calculation error before guilty plea

, Court of Appeals , COA17-962 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Dixon

Felony child abuse; serious physical injury; serious bodily injury; motion to dismiss; sufficiency of the evidence; scars; re-sentencing

, Court of Appeals , COA17-39 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Green

DWLR; jury instructions; presumption of notice and knowledge

, Court of Appeals , COA17-437 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v. Hillard

Amount of restitution; ability to pay restitution; competent evidence to support restitution award

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1141 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v. Jackson

First-degree murder; alleged discovery violations under N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-903; late disclosure of expert witness

, Court of Appeals , COA17-272 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
State v. Krider

Probation; Probation revocation; Absconding; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1343(b)(3a); N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1344(f); Jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA17-513 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Lee

Self-Defense; Aggressor Doctrine

, Court of Appeals , COA17-266 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Leonard

Sentencing guidelines; extraordinary mitigation; abuse of discretion.