Appellate Court Opinions

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, Court of Appeals , COA15-724 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
In re: C.B. & S.B.

Neglect and dependency adjudications; Sufficiency of evidence and findings; ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA15-367 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
NC Dep't Of Pub. Safety v Owens

Waiver of Personal Jurisdiction Defense; State employment; Termination; Loss of Credentials; Arbitrary and Capricious.

, Court of Appeals , COA15-901 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Peterson v. Dillman

NCGS 20-279.21(b)(4); underinsured motorist coverage; appellate jurisdiction; interlocutory appeals; substantial right.

, Court of Appeals , COA14-1133 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Spears v Spears

civil contempt, child support, alimony, equitable distribution, purge conditions, entry of order

, Court of Appeals , COA15-574 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v. Cox

Post conviction; DNA testing

, Court of Appeals , COA15-246 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
Steele v City of Durham

Negligence; Legal duty owed by City to maintain municipal sidewalk beside State-owned highway; Genuine issues of material fact and contributory negligence precluded summary judgment.

, Supreme Court , 557PA13 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
Irving v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Bd. of Educ.

Wreck allegedly caused by negligence of driver of school activity bus; whether school activity buses are covered by the State Tort Claims Act under N.C.G.S. 143-300.1.

, Supreme Court , 181PA15 (Per Curiam) , Published
Lloyd v. Bailey

Action against county sheriff for wrongful discharge based on political considerations; whether sheriff's department employees are 'county employees' entitled to protection under N.C.G.S. 153A-99; whether plaintiff's dismissal violated his rights under the federal or state constitutions; whether summary judgment should have been granted for the sheriff.

, Supreme Court , 163A15 (Per Curiam) , Published
McLaughlin v. Bailey

Action against county sheriff for wrongful discharge based on political considerations; whether sheriff's department employees are 'county employees' entitled to protection under N.C.G.S. 153A-99; whether plaintiffs' dismissal violated their rights under the federal or state constitutions; whether summary judgment should have been granted for the sheriff on all claims.

, Supreme Court , 113A15 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State ex rel. McCrory v. Berger

Appeal from the decision of a three-judge superior court panel sustaining a facial challenge to portions of the Energy Modernization Act and the Coal Ash Management Act of 2014; whether legislative appointment provisions in the Acts violate the appointments clause or the separation of powers clause of the state constitution.

, Supreme Court , 333PA14 (Justice Robert Edmunds Jr.) , Published
State v. Williams

Whether an indictment charging a registered sex offender with failing to timely register a change of address was fatally defective regarding the timeframe in which he was required to report the address change.

, Supreme Court , 355PA14-2 (Justice Robert Edmunds Jr.) , Published
Young v. Bailey

Action against county sheriff for wrongful discharge based on political considerations; whether sheriff's department employees are 'county employees' entitled to protection under N.C.G.S. 153A-99; whether plaintiff's dismissal violated her rights under the federal or state constitutions; whether summary judgment should have been granted for the sheriff.