Appellate Court Opinions

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15,923 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA24-413 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
Cable v. Consol. Metco, Inc.

full commission, workers compensation, unreasonable job search, unpublished opinion, disability, opinion and award, affirmed. 

, Court of Appeals , COA24-200 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
Cauley v. Cauley

subject matter jurisdiction; domestic violence protection order; attorney's fees; trial court; nonjusticiable issue

, Court of Appeals , COA24-516 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
Collins v. Holley

child support; contempt purge; automatic incarceration

, Court of Appeals , COA24-717 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
Ghassemi v. Centrex Props., Inc.

Unauthorized car meets in parking lot; wrongful death; negligence; private and public nuisance; single instance of injury; third-party-beneficiary breach of contract; commercial lease contract

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1108 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Hatcher v. Rodriguez

interlocutory appeal; denied motion for summary judgment; public official immunity; N.C.G.S. § 20-145; gross negligence.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-791 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Holland v. Holland

Subject matter jurisdiction;
Rule 41(a) Dismissal;
Laches;
Uniform Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act;
10 U.S.C. § 1408(c)(1) (2018);
Percentage of Distribution;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-20.1(a) (2023);

, Court of Appeals , COA24-726 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
MH Mission Hosp., LLLP v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.

State Medical Facilities Plan;
Qualified Applicant;
Award of Certificate of Need;
Criterion 1 - N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-183(a)(1);
Criterion 2 -N.C. Gen. Stat.§ 131E-183(a)(12);
Deference to Agency's Interpretation of a Statute;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-919 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Sessoms v. Ray

postseparation support, North Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure 41, dismissal with prejudice

, Court of Appeals , COA24-927 (Judge Tom Murry) , Published
State v. Branham

N.C.G.S. § 90-96.2; traditional statutory immunity; Good Samaritan immunity; benefit of the bargain (plea agreement); absurdity doctrine.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-909 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Clark

Motion to Suppress; Competent evidence to support findings; Conclusions of law; Sufficient information in warrant application to establish probable cause

, Court of Appeals , COA23-36-2 (Judge Christopher Freeman) , Published
State v. Cornwell

Indictment; sufficiency of indictment; defective indictment; non-jurisdictional defect; prejudice.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-602 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Fraley

Motion to Dismiss; Hearsay; Excited Utterance Exception; Startling Event

, Court of Appeals , COA24-5 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Gault

probation violation, jurisdiction, notice, insufficient evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA24-748 (Judge Christopher Freeman) , Published
State v. Solomon

First-degree murder; motion to dismiss; Rule 404(b); subsection 15A-1443(a); closing arguments.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-414 (Judge Christopher Freeman) , Published
State v. Swinson

Second-degree murder; assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury; assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; malice; sentencing; Class B1 felon; Class B2 felon; general verdict form; reckless use.