Supreme Court

, Supreme Court , 87A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re Hughes

Appeal from Industrial Commission's denial of benefits under the N.C. Eugenics Compensation Program based on deceased claimant's constitutional challenge to a statutory requirement to qualify for the Program; whether the Court of Appeals has jurisdiction over the appeal; application of N.C.G.S. 1-267.1(a1).

, Supreme Court , 86A16 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
In re Redmond

Appeal from Industrial Commission's denial of benefits under the N.C. Eugenics Compensation Program based on deceased claimant's constitutional challenge to a statutory requirement to qualify for the Program; whether the Court of Appeals has jurisdiction over the appeal; application of N.C.G.S. 1-267.1(a1).

, Supreme Court , 392PA13-3 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
State v. Walston

Whether the trial court erred in excluding defense expert testimony challenging the credibility of two girls who alleged defendant sexually abused them many years earlier; application of Rules of Evidence 702 and 403 and State v. Robertson.

, Supreme Court , 289PA15 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
United Cmty. Bank (Ga.) v. Wolfe

Following nonjudicial foreclosure by power of sale, whether defendants' affidavit giving their personal opinion on the true value of the foreclosed property was sufficient, standing alone, to establish a genuine issue of material fact, making summary judgment for the Bank inappropriate.

, Supreme Court , 370A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re: J.L.

Review of recommendation for censure.

, Supreme Court , 230A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
Town of Beech Mountain v. Genesis Wildlife Sanctuary, Inc.

Appeal from trial court's denial of plaintiff's motions for directed verdict and JNOV after a jury found that plaintiff violated defendant's substantive due process rights; whether an ordinance adopted by plaintiff was invalid on its face or as applied to defendant.

, Supreme Court , 229PA16 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
U.S. Bank v. Pinkney

Whether exhibits attached to plaintiff's complaint, which indicate a missing indorsement on the allonge attached to the underlying promissory note, defeat plaintiff's claim for judicial foreclosure as a matter of law.

, Supreme Court , 216A16 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Harrison v. Gemma Power Sys., LLC

Workers' Compensation; whether the Industrial Commission's findings of fact support the conclusion that plaintiff is not entitled to compensation for permanent partial disability.

, Supreme Court , 213PA16 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
State v. McKiver

Whether the trial court's admission of potentially incriminating information obtained from an anonymous 911 caller who did not testify at trial violated defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

, Supreme Court , 208PA16 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v. Holloman

Whether the defendant is entitled to a new trial based upon the trial court's self-defense instructions.

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