Appellate Court Opinions

Slip opinions (court's decision in a case) filed and written by the justices of the Supreme Court or judges of the Court of Appeals

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2,687 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 109PA22-2 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
McKinney v. Goins

Whether the SAFE Child Act's revival of previously time-barred civil claims was facially unconstitutional.

, Supreme Court , 293PA23-2 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
State v. Lester

Whether the Confrontation Clause and hearsay rules barred admission of cell phone records at trial.

, Supreme Court , 267PA21 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
State v. Tirado

Whether the Court of Appeals failed to consider defendant's state constitutional challenge to his sentences of life imprisonment without parole and whether the resentencing order complied with state constitutional requirements.

, Supreme Court , 98A24 (Per Curiam) , Published
Builders Mut. Ins. Co. v. Neibel

Whether plaintiff's service by publication in the county where defendant formerly lived and worked was insufficient under Rule 4(j1) of the Rules of Civil Procedure.

, Supreme Court , 353PA23 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
Cato Corp. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co.

Whether a plaintiff clothing-store company's claim for insurance coverage was properly dismissed where it alleged COVID-19 related losses but the policy contained a viral contamination exclusion.

, Supreme Court , 283A22-2 (Justice Allison Riggs) , Published
In re Chastain

Addressing the proper procedure for removal of a clerk of superior court under Article IV of the North Carolina Constitution.

, Supreme Court , 142A23 (Justice Richard Dietz) , Published
In re K.C.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in addressing respondent's unpreserved constitutional challenge to removal of the child.

, Supreme Court , 333PA23 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re L.L.

Whether the trial court's permanency-planning order complied with N.C.G.S. 7B-903, -906.1, and -906.2 of the Juvenile Code.

, Supreme Court , 225PA21-2 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
N. State Deli, LLC v. Cincinnati Ins. Co.

Whether restaurant closures necessitated by government orders responding to the COVID-19 crisis amounted to a direct physical loss for the purposes of business income and commercial property insurance coverage.

, Supreme Court , 62A23 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. N.C. Dep't of Revenue

Whether N.C.G.S. 105-135.45 is ambiguous regarding application of the term credit allowed when calculating tax credits available to manufacturers of cigarettes for exportation.

, Supreme Court , 268A22 (Justice Trey Allen) , Published
Schooldev E., LLC v. Town of Wake Forest

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that respondent municipality properly denied petitioner's applications for permits necessary to build a charter school.

, Supreme Court , 316A19 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Gillard

Whether defendant was properly sentenced to death on two counts of first-degree murder.

, Supreme Court , 44A23 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
State v. Wilkins

Whether defendant waived his statutory right to a court-ordered competency evaluation and hearing when he failed to raise the issue at trial.

, Supreme Court , 130PA23 (Justice Richard Dietz) , Published
Sturdivant v. N.C. Dep't of Pub. Safety

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in its interpretation of Section 97-29(c) of the Workers' Compensation Act and in affirming the Industrial Commission's opinion and award denying plaintiff extended compensation benefits under that provision.

, Supreme Court , 426A18-2 (Per Curiam) , Published
Zander v. Orange County

Whether there are genuine issues of material fact regarding (1) defendants' use of a reasonable planning period not to exceed 20 years when assessing impact fees and (2) whether a 2016 reduction in impact fees was due to reasons other than an updated school impact fee study.

, Supreme Court , 140PA23 (Per Curiam) , Published
Gardner v. Richmond Cnty.

Whether plaintiff's statement regarding grounds for appellate review adequately apprised the Court of Appeals as to how the trial court's order affected a substantial right.