Supreme Court

, Supreme Court , 393PA16 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
Fid. Bank v. N.C. Dep't of Revenue

Appeals from 2013 and 2016 orders of the North Carolina Business Court interpreting pertinent provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and the North Carolina Revenue Act and denying a tax deduction for Market Discount Income to Fidelity Bank; whether the North Carolina Business Court erred by dismissing Fidelity Bank's 2015 petition for judicial review of an Amended Final Agency Decision.

, Supreme Court , 392A16 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
Fid. Bank v. N.C. Dep't of Revenue

Appeals from 2013 and 2016 orders of the North Carolina Business Court interpreting pertinent provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and the North Carolina Revenue Act and denying a tax deduction for Market Discount Income to Fidelity Bank; whether the North Carolina Business Court erred by dismissing Fidelity Bank's 2015 petition for judicial review of an Amended Final Agency Decision.

, Supreme Court , 255A16 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Wray v. City of Greensboro

Whether governmental immunity bars a former employee's declaratory judgment complaint against the City seeking relief based on an employment contract between the parties.

, Supreme Court , 187PA16 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
Kornegay Family Farms LLC v. Cross Creek Seed, Inc.

Interlocutory appeal from N.C. Business Court order denying partial summary judgment for defendant; application of N.C. Seed Law and Uniform Commercial Code to plaintiffs' complaints that defendant sold them mislabeled seed; whether defendant is allowed to limit plaintiffs' recovery of damages to the sale price of the seed or whether standard UCC remedies can apply.

, Supreme Court , 151PA16 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v. Johnson

Motion to suppress evidence obtained from a warrantless traffic stop; whether the arresting officer had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's vehicle.

, Supreme Court , 132A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Watts

Admissibility of prior bad acts testimony against defendant under Evidence Rule 404(b); whether the trial court's failure to give a limiting instruction on the Rule 404(b) evidence was prejudicial error.

, Supreme Court , 372A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Crabtree

Whether the trial court committed plain error by admitting expert testimony vouching for the credibility of the victim-witness in a trial for first-degree sexual offense with a child under the age of thirteen, crime against nature, and indecent liberties with a child.

, Supreme Court , 279PA16 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
In re M.A.W.

Whether the trial court's findings of fact supported its conclusion of law that respondent father's parental rights should be terminated under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1).

, Supreme Court , 277A16 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re Estate of Skinner

Appeal from a Court of Appeals decision reversing a trial court order affirming an assistant clerk of court's order removing respondent as trustee of his incompetent wife's special needs trust and as guardian of her estate; whether the order affirmed by the trial court contained erroneous findings of fact and conclusions of law; whether the Court of Appeals majority gave appropriate deference to the clerk's discretionary decision to remove respondent.

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