Appellate Court Opinions

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32,006 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-415 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
Lakins v. The Western N.C. Conf. of the United Methodist Church

interlocutory appeal; motion to dismiss appeal; petition for writ of certiorari; facial or as-applied challenge; transfer of constitutional challenge to three-judge panel; subject-matter jurisdiction; ecclesiastical entanglement

, Court of Appeals , COA21-307 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
Maas v. Walgreens

work-related injury; medical treatment; opioid dependance; Industrial Commission Rule 701; Form 44

, Court of Appeals , COA21-528 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
McLane v. Goodwin-McLane

artificial insemination; breach of contract; findings of fact; conclusions of law

, Court of Appeals , COA21-695 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
Medport, Inc. v. Hazlehurst

denial of motion for summary judgment; common law negligence; professional malpractice; immunity from suit

, Court of Appeals , COA21-226 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
Osborne v. Paris

Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act; multiple tortfeasors in collision between motorcycle and car, one underinsured and one uninsured; victim covered by two uninsured policies and one combined uninsured/underinsured policy; summary judgment in favor of insurance carrier; carrier not obligated to pay beyond combined limit of policy; carrier not entitled to a credit against its uninsured policy for payment from tortfeasor's liability coverage; bad faith refusal to settle and unfair trade practices

, Court of Appeals , COA21-492 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
Pittman v. Wilkins

declaratory judgment, letters of administration, clerk of superior court, will, administration of an estate

, Court of Appeals , COA21-406 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
Racine v. City of Raleigh

public duty doctrine barred plaintiff's claims for wrongful death and negligent hiring and retention against municipality

, Court of Appeals , COA21-320 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
Simmons v. Wiles

motion for relief from judgment; Rules 60(b)(4) and 60(b)(6); consent order to dismiss without prejudice not void; Rule 41(a); no procedural blunder by counsel; trial court did not abuse its discretion

, Court of Appeals , COA21-746 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
Singleton v. McNabb

Interlocutory appeal; and Insufficient Statement of the Grounds for Appellate Review

, Court of Appeals , COA21-502 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Askew

robbery, jury instructions, plain error, property

, Court of Appeals , COA21-389 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Barstow

Motion to Suppress, Traffic Stop, DWI, Reasonable Suspicion, IAC

, Court of Appeals , COA21-404 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Collins

felonious possession of stolen goods and felony eluding arrest with a motor vehicle; trial court reserved ruling on motion to dismiss and allowed State to recall witness; no judicial partiality; no impropriety in prosecutor's closing argument

, Court of Appeals , COA21-575 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Dotson

Probation Revocation; New Criminal Offense, Clerical Error

, Court of Appeals , COA21-473 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Fritsche

sex-offender registration; N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-208.12A(a); equal protection; residency; termination petition

, Court of Appeals , COA21-645 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Giles

Subject matter jurisdiction, motion to set aside bond forfeiture, conviction, deferred prosecution, probation.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-190 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Hahn

Lawful arrest; warrantless arrest; objective probable cause; resisting arrest; assault on a government official; malicious conduct by a prisoner; line of demarcation; motion to dismiss.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-308 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Maldonado

trial court's findings and conclusions were sufficient to support the order denying defendant's motion to suppress and probable cause supported search and search incident to arrest