sealed instrument; promissory note; business activity; UDTPA

Jury Instructions; Municipal Liability Under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983; No Prejudicial Error

dependency adjudication; necessity of findings related to suitable alternative care arrangement to support dependence adjudication; identification of alternative care arrangement by parent before child was born undermined dependence adjudication; findings that parent had unstable housing and lacked employment did not support dependence adjudication

n.c. gen. stat. 1-75.4 long-arm statute; n.c. gen. stat. 1-21 borrowing provision; statute of limitations

child custody; grandparent v. natural parent; Petersen presumption; unfitness; conduct inconsistent with constitutionally-protected status; clear and convincing evidence; competent evidence

breach of contract; sufficiency of findings; effect of reversal of trial court judgment in civil case on remand

Public official immunity ? malice; unnecessary or excessive force; intent to injure

common element, planned community act, appurtenant easement, summary judgment