Dismiss; lack of jurisdiction; appeal from magistrate order; magistrate; Rule 60(b)(1); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-228; venue; district court

motion to dismiss; personal jurisdiction; due process; long-arm statute

Deviation from an appellate court?s mandate, present-use value tax rates, and second appeal.

motion to shorten time to hearing, motion to dismiss-process of service, statute of limitations

Adjudication, disposition, clear and convincing evidence, findings of fact, juvenile, neglect, petition for writ of certiorari

trial court's adjudication of neglect was supported be adequate findings supported by competent evidence even though some findings were not supported by competent evidence; father's argument that adjudication of neglect should be without prejudice to any subsequent petition for termination of parental rights was premature

NCGS 1A-1, Rule 12(b) motions; insufficiency of process and service of process; NCGS 1A-1, Rule 4(a)(b); de novo review.

Workers' compensation; rebuttal of Parsons presumption; denial of additional compensation

contract formation; stipulation; limitation of liability; motion for judgment notwithstanding verdict

Motion to dismiss; Rule 9(j); breach of contract; medical malpractice claim.