Supreme Court
In re Will of Allen
Whether a holographic codicil later added to a page of a properly attested, typewritten will met statutory and case law requirements to be valid; whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the trial court's grant of summary judgment for the propounder and remanding for entry of summary judgment in favor of the caveators.
Corwin v. British Am. Tobacco PLC
Whether a minority stockholder of a North Carolina corporation owed fiduciary duties to its fellow stockholders.
N.C. Acupuncture Licensing Bd. v. N.C. Bd. of Physical Therapy Exam'rs
Appeal from final order and opinion of N.C. Business Court affirming a declaratory ruling by defendant board stating that 'dry needling' is within the scope of practice of physical therapists.
State v. Melton
Appeal from convictions for attempted first-degree murder and solicitation to commit first-degree murder of the same victim; whether the trial court erred in (1) denying defendant's motion to dismiss the attempt charge for insufficient evidence and (2) not arresting judgment on the solicitation conviction on double jeopardy grounds.
Pine v. Wal-Mart Assocs.
Workers' Compensation Act; whether, after her employer admitted medical compensability for certain injuries via a Form 60, an employee met her burden to show causation for other medical conditions arising from the same accident but for which the employer did not admit liability; whether the Industrial Commission's erroneous application of the 'Parsons presumption' requires the award of benefits to be set aside and remanded to the Commission.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed December 7, 2018
State v. Jones
Appeal from conviction for driving a motor vehicle while having an open container of alcohol in the passenger compartment; whether the citation identifying the offense was a sufficient criminal pleading, standing alone, to give the superior court jurisdiction over the offense.
State v. Bass
Whether, at defendant's trial for attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon, the trial court committed prejudicial error by (1) declining to give certain jury instructions requested by defendant regarding 'no duty to retreat,' (2) denying a defense request to admit testimony from witnesses describing the victim's previous aggressive, violent acts towards others, and (3) denying defendant's motion for a continuance.
In re Chapman
Review of recommendation for thirty-day suspension without pay.
State v. Frederick
Motion to suppress evidence; whether the affidavit on which a warrant authorizing a search of defendant's property was based established probable cause to issue the warrant.