Appellate Court Opinions

equitable distribution; property in trust; jurisdiction; joinder of necessary parties

adoption assistance benefits; administrative law; standard of review

personal jurisdiction, general and specific jurisdiction.

Interlocutory; summary judgment; issue of material fact; issue of law; deed; conveyance; ambiguous deed; inconsistent clauses; effect; intent; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 39-1.1(a); deed construction; tenancy by the entirety; intestacy; heirs; estate; interest

Jurisdiction Industrial Commission;
Jurisdiction of Superior Court;
Third-Party Complaint;
Exclusivity Provision of Workers Compensation Act;
Indemnification and Contribution;

Child care; termination of parental rights; neglect; adjudication; jurisdiction; parent; parentage; definition; legal status; rights; impairment

COVID-19; Executive Orders; Closure of businesses; Closures of bars; Fruits of Labor Clause; N.C. Const. art. I, § 1; Equal Protection; N.C. Const. art. I, § 19; Emergency Management Act; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 166A-19.73; Public Records Act; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 132-9; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-38.3E; Takings clause; Fifth Amendment; Regulatory taking; Compensation; Attorneys’ fees.

restrictive covenants, directed verdict, judgment notwithstanding the verdict, household pets, commercial purpose

motion to suppress; vehicle search; industrial hemp; odor of marijuana; probable cause

Fifth Amendment; N.C. Const. art. I, section 23; N.C. Gen. Stat. section 8-54; right not to testify; improper comment; closing argument;

Motion to Dismiss; Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice; Rule 60(b)(1); Rule 60(b)(6); Affirmed.

office of administrative hearings review, just cause, and unacceptable personal conduct.

Order granting a new trial; Appeal as of right; UDTP (unfair and deceptive trade practices); Remand; Conform to appellate opinion; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-53; N.C. R. Civ. P. 63; Entry of judgment.

motion to partially dismiss appeal, motion to dismiss cross-appeal, PWC, enforcement of settlement agreement, motion to dismiss on untimely complaint.

interlocutory jurisdiction; substantial right; arbitration; no valid agreement to arbitrate; equitable estoppel; third-party beneficiary

N.C. Gen. Stat. 160D-1402; quasi-judicial decision; petition for writ of certiorari; participation in proceedings;

Petition for determination of abandonment, willful abandonment, factual findings supported by sufficient evidence, credibility and weight of evidence

Unauthorized transfer of land designated as cemetery in violation of NC Cemetery Act