Appellate Court Opinions

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15,820 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA16-155 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
In re: K.B. & L.R.

Guardianship; Findings of Adequate Resources to Care Appropriately for Juvenile

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1346 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Published
Jarrett v. Jarrett

involuntary dismissal; domestic violence protective order; res judicata; hearsay; relevance

, Court of Appeals , COA15-890 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Lueallen v. Lueallen

Interlocutory appeal; Child Custody, abuse of discretion; child support - imputed income, appears, civil contempt for failure to pay; purge conditions; attorney fees

, Court of Appeals , COA16-42 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Mannise v. Harrell

1) domestic violence protective order; 2) personal jurisdiction; 3) long-arm statute; 4) minimum contacts with North Carolina

, Court of Appeals , COA16-125 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
NC Dept. of Transp. v. Mission Battleground Park

1) just compensation; 2) broker price opinion/comparative market analysis, N.C. Gen. Stat. 93A-83, 3) exclusion of acoustical demonstration, 4) juror misconduct; 5) damage to the residual due to changes in non-owned land

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1390 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Saunders v. ADP TotalSource Fi Xi, Inc.

1) workers' compensation; 2) attendant care medical compensation; 3) attorney's fees; 4) reasonableness review, N.C. Gen. Stat. 97-90(c); 5) standing; 6) intervention; 7) right to direct care

, Court of Appeals , COA16-271 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Allen

Supervised probation; community punishment; NCGS 15A-1343(a1)and (a1)(3); clerical error in judgment

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1292 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v. Clevinger

Hearsay, relevance, robbery with a dangerous weapon

, Court of Appeals , COA16-164 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
State v. Downey

Inventory of items seized pursuant to search warrant

, Court of Appeals , COA16-143 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Published
State v. Hunt

lesser included offense; jury instructions; trafficking in opium; Rule 702; Daubert

, Court of Appeals , COA15-765 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. King

sexual offense, kidnapping, mistrial, motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1111 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Wagner

Lay Opinion Testimony as to Guilt; Mitigating Factors at Sentencing; Privilege Against Self-Discrimination

, Court of Appeals , COA16-82 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Whisenant

Robbery with a dangerous weapon; Wielding unopened knife; Threats of death; Motion to continue and for substitute counsel; Lack of contact and illness.

, Supreme Court , 108PA14-2 (Justice Robert Edmunds Jr.) , Published
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC v. Gray

Whether the six-year statute of limitations on lawsuits alleging injury to incorporeal hereditaments barred plaintiff's action to enforce its easement rights against an alleged encroachment by defendant.

, Supreme Court , 32PA15 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
E. Carolina Reg'l Hous. Auth. v. Lofton

In applying federal housing and case law, whether a public housing authority must exercise discretion in pursuing eviction of tenant for a lease violation; whether proof that eviction is not unconscionable is required in a summary ejectment proceeding under North Carolina law.

, Supreme Court , 315PA15 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Quality Built Homes Inc. v. Town of Carthage

Whether Town of Carthage has municipal authority to charge impact fees on landowners for future water and sewer system expansion when an owner subdivides its property.