Appellate Court Opinions

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2,610 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 303A21 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
In re J.D.O.

Termination of parental rights; lack of jurisdictional findings under N.C.G.S. 7B-1101; judicial notice of documents in the case file; adjudication of neglect under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); sufficiency of adjudicatory findings; likelihood of future neglect; cumulative error.

, Supreme Court , 110A19-2 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re K.N.

Appeal from an order terminating respondent's parental rights; whether the trial court erred by entering findings of fact and conclusions of law as a substitute judge despite not hearing the evidence.

, Supreme Court , 260A21 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re M.C.

Appeal from an order terminating respondent-father's parental rights; whether the evidence supports the court's findings of fact and conclusions of law that grounds existed to terminate respondent-father's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(3).

, Supreme Court , 195A21 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
In re M.R.

Appeal from an order terminating respondent-mother's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2) and respondent-father's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(3), (5), and (7) (2021); whether the trial court erred in determining that there was a likelihood of repetition of neglect if the children were returned to respondent-mother's care; whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining it was in the children's best interests that respondent-parents' parental rights be terminated.

, Supreme Court , 348A21 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re N.W.

Dismissal of petition to terminate parental rights for failure to prove that the parent's parental rights were subject to termination based upon abandonment pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7).

, Supreme Court , 305A21 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re R.L.R.

Termination of parental rights for neglect pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); whether the record evidence and the trial court's findings supported the trial court's conclusion that there was likelihood of future neglect; whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining that termination would be in the juvenile's best interests.

, Supreme Court , 359A20 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
Bartley v. City of High Point

Whether the Court of Appeals properly affirmed the trial court's partial denial of defendant's motion for summary judgment as to the claims against him in his individual capacity, finding genuine issues of material fact exist concerning whether defendant acted with malice when arresting plaintiff, thereby overcoming the presumption of public official immunity that would otherwise bar such claims against defendant.

, Supreme Court , 214A21 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Belmont Ass'n v. Farwig

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in interpreting provisions of N.C.G.S. 22B-20 and affirming the trial court's grant of summary judgment on that basis.

, Supreme Court , 45A21 (Per Curiam) , Published
Fund Holder Reps., LLC v. N.C. Dep't of State Treasurer

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court's order affirming the Treasurer's declaratory ruling, which concluded that N.C.G.S. 116B-78(d) prohibits property finders from depositing checks into trust accounts for their clients.

, Supreme Court , 441A20 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
In re A.A.

Standing to file a private termination of parental rights petition; abandonment as a ground to support termination; disposition.

, Supreme Court , 24A21 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re B.B.

Termination of parental rights; jurisdiction; denial of motion to continue; adjudication of neglect pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); and ineffective assistance of counsel.

, Supreme Court , 261A21 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re B.F.N.

Termination of parental rights; denial of petition for failure to prove ground for termination under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a); sufficiency of findings of fact and conclusions of law under N.C.G.S. 7B-1109(e), -1110(c)

, Supreme Court , 147A21 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
In re D.R.J.

Termination of parental rights; collateral attack of an initial custody determination prohibited on appeal of an order terminating parental rights; motion to terminate parental rights must provide sufficient notice of the alleged grounds; insufficient evidence and findings of fact to support termination of respondent-father's parental rights.

, Supreme Court , 207A21 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re E.D.H.

Termination of parental rights; whether termination order was properly entered pursuant to Rules 52 and 63 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

, Supreme Court , 186A21 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re M.K.

Appeal from an order terminating parental rights for neglect pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); whether the record supports the trial court's findings of fact; whether the trial court's findings of fact support its determination that the juvenile had been neglected in the past and that the likelihood of repetition of future neglect was high.

, Supreme Court , 33A21 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
Keith v. Health-Pro Home Care Servs., Inc.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by concluding that the trial court erred by denying defendant's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and rejecting defendant's requested jury instruction.

, Supreme Court , 277A21 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
KNC Techs., LLC v. Tutton

Appeal of an interlocutory order of a business court judge pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-27(a)(3).

, Supreme Court , 43A21 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
Reynolds-Douglass v. Terhark

Whether a contract in which a buyer offers to purchase real property constitutes an evidence of indebtedness for purposes of N.C.G.S. 6-21.2 so as to entitle the prevailing party in an action to recover an earnest money deposit to an award of reasonable attorney's fees.

, Supreme Court , 477A20 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State ex rel. Utils. Comm'n v. Virginia Elec.

Whether the decision of the North Carolina Utilities Commission to authorize the amortization of the costs of remediating coal ash waste to rates over a ten-year period while denying the Company the ability to earn a return on the unamortized balance of those costs was arbitrary and capricious.