Appellate Court Opinions

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2,631 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 558PA07 (Per Curiam) , Published
Weaver v. Sheppa

Medical malpractice; sufficiency of expert testimony on proximate cause

, Supreme Court , 444PA06 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Carolina Bldg. Serv.' Windows & Doors, Inc. v. Boardwalk, LLC

Contractor's abandonment of construction project; can contractor's failure to defend and subsequent entry of default judgment against it terminate subcontractor's right to a lien on the property on which improvements were made?

, Supreme Court , 443PA06 (Per Curiam) , Published
Marvin L. Poindexter, Inc. v. Boardwalk, LLC

Contractor's abandonment of construction project; can contractor's failure to defendant and subsequent entry of default judgment against it terminate subcontractor's right to a lien on the property on which improvements were made?

, Supreme Court , 96A01-2 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
State v. Barden

Batson v. Kentucky challenge to prosecution's use of peremptory challenges; appeal from trial court's order following remand for hearing after defendant's conviction and sentence of death for first-degree murder

, Supreme Court , 347A07 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
State v. Barnard

Alleged traffic violation; reasonable suspicion to stop vehicle; motion to suppress evidence and statements

, Supreme Court , 348A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Coltrane

Appeal from conviction of driving while license suspended; whether the State was entitled to a presumption that it complied with N.C.G.S. § 20-48(a) (2005) when it notified defendant of the suspension

, Supreme Court , 465PA07 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Hess

Vehicle stop based solely on officer's knowledge that the owner's driver's license is suspended; motion to suppress based on lack of reasonable suspicion to stop

, Supreme Court , 606A04-3 (Per Curiam) , Published
Cherney v. N.C. Zoological Park

Tort Claims Act; appeal from N.C. Indus. Comm'n decision denying claim; legal standard for determining premises liability

, Supreme Court , 520A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re IBM Credit Corp.

Personal property valuation; appeal to Property Tax Commission; whether taxpayer has burden of proof or of production under In re AMP

, Supreme Court , 510A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re N.G.

Minor child; adjudication of neglect & dispositional order ceasing reunification efforts; whether clear and convincing evidence supported findings of fact on which both order were based.

, Supreme Court , 363A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re S.J.M.

Juvenile petition alleging dependency; whether DSS offered sufficient proof of issuance of summons to establish trial court's subject matter jurisdiction over the case

, Supreme Court , 502A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
Lowery v. Campbell

Following award of benefits to employee of uninsured subcontractor, whether Indus. Comm'n has exclusive jurisdiction over declaratory judgment action to determine defendants' liability to plaintiff as third-party beneficiary of a contract to provide workers' comp coverage to subcontractor's employees