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15,820 Appellate Court Opinions
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed March 16, 2021
Alexander v. Alexander
custody, consent order, visitation, parent, grandparent, intervene, status quo, attorney?s fees, child, children, unfit, paramount, welfare, custodial
Caroline-A-Contracting, LLC v. J. Scott Campbell Constr. Co., Inc.
negligence counterclaim
construction project dispute
general contractor and independent subcontractor
collateral source rule
offset/credit
Erie Ins. Exch. v. Smith
Conditional delivery of a motor vehicle; Declaratory judgment; Liability insurance coverage.
In re: J.C-B.
Permanency planning order; disposition; unfitness; conduct inconsistent with parental rights; clear and convincing evidence; cease reunification; adequate resources of legal custodian; GAL duties; terminating jurisdiction.
In re: R.P. & X.P.
Adjudication and disposition hearing; stipulated facts; resignation of trial judge; N.C.G.S. 1A-1, Rule 63; ministerial act; N.C.G.S. 7B-805.
State v. Bannerman
Defendant clearly and unequivocally waived his right to counsel, and his waiver was knowing, intelligent, and voluntary.
State v. Copley
habitation defense; self-defense; laying in wait; first-degree murder
State v. Gibson
Felony hit and run; sufficient evidence; jury instruction on flight
State v. Macke
Traffic checkpoint; DWI; programmatic purpose; State's police power; fundamental right to travel; 14th Amendment challenges.
State v. Stokley
Second-degree kidnapping; robbery with a dangerous weapon; asportation; motion to dismiss; greater danger; jury instruction; disjunctive elements; restraint or removal; plain error.
State v. Walters
Trafficking in heroin by possession and transportation, motion to dismiss, preservation of issue for appeal, constructive possession, sufficiency of the evidence, mere suspicion, other incriminating circumstances.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed March 12, 2021
Chisum v. Campagna
Notice requirement for accrual of statute of limitations period for breach of contract; applicability of statute of limitations to declaratory judgment actions; whether nominal damages supported punitive damages and claims for breach of fiduciary duty and constructive fraud; notice and hearing requirements prior to judicial dissolution; derivative claims.
Gay v. Saber Healthcare Grp., L.L.C.
Whether the Court of Appeals' majority erred in affirming the trial court's order ruling that the record contained no evidence of the Arbitration Agreement between the parties; whether the Court of Appeals' majority erred in affirming the trial court's order ruling that the Admission Agreement and the Arbitration Agreement were in conflict with each other.
Griffin v. Absolute Fire Control, Inc.
Whether the Court of Appeals employed the proper standard of review; whether plaintiff established disability; whether plaintiff was capable of suitable employment.
In re Eldridge
Contempt of court; whether the trial court abused its discretion in imposing conditions of probation it deemed reasonably necessary for defendant's rehabilitation.
In re N.P.
Whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction under N.C.G.S. 7B-1101 in a termination of parental rights proceeding.
In re Q.P.W.
Appeal from order terminating respondent-mother's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1), (2), (3), (6), and (7).
In re Z.J.W.
Appeal from an order terminating respondent-father's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) and (7) (2019); whether the evidence supports the trial court's findings of fact and whether the findings of fact support its conclusions of law that respondent-father's parental rights were subject to termination on the basis of both grounds for termination.