interlocutory order, summary judgment, motion to dismiss, superior court judge

lease agreement; breach of contract; implied-in-fact contract; indemnification; unjust enrichment; attorney?s fees; N.C.G.S. 6-21.6

credit union, agreement, arbitration, amendment

amended jury verdict; Rule 59 Motion; unjust enrichment; bargained-for exchange; intestacy

Motion to Appeal dismissed; Rule 11(b); dismissed as moot; no jurisdiction conferred on this Court.

N.C.R. App. P. 42, best interests

short-term rentals, zoning, local zoning ordinance, quasi-judicial body, board of adjustment, nonconforming use, grandfathered use, table of permissible uses, notice of violation, contested facts

criminal contempt, attorneys fees, insufficient means

Homeowner's insurance policy; cancellation notice; statutory construction; N.C. Gen. Stat. 58-44-16, 58-41-15.

Juvenile Delinquency; Admission of Responsibility; Fully Informed Choice; Mental Health Evaluation

Juvenile; Invited error

3.1 parental termination; best interests of child analysis

motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; simple assault; disorderly conduct

Neglected; Substantial risk; Parental rights; Infants; Newborn; Sibling; Injurious environment; Post-petition evidence; Future neglect

abuse, neglect, and dependency; while some of trial court's findings were unsupported by the record evidence, the court's supported findings supported its adjudications of neglect and dependency

Neglect adjudication; clear and convincing evidence; substantial risk of physical, mental, or emotional impairment; status of the child; past social services involvement with other children.

Permanency planning order; Permanent plan; Reunification efforts; Material Contradictions; Internal inconsistencies; Clerical error; Department of Social Services; DSS

Interlocutory Appeal;
Entry of Default;
Rule 60(b) Motion;
Petition for Writ of Certiorari;
Appellate Rule 21(b);

Interlocutory appeal; partial summary judgment; breach of contract claim; partial summary judgment on contract damages; genuine issues of material fact as to remaining portion of contract damages; substantial right

secured transactions; execution on lien by sheriff's sale extinguished liens recorded after sale; sheriff's deed did not control what encumbrances remained on property; equitable subrogation did not apply to place holder of lien recorded after sheriff's sale in the position of prior lien holder where judgment was publicly recorded before loan transaction was consummated; lien holder could not have been excusably ignorant of prior lien, despite misrepresentation regarding judgment by debtor