Appellate Court Opinions

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15,497 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 89A12 (Per Curiam) , Published
Jones v. Whimper

Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; application of N.C.G.S. ?? 50A-110 and 50A-206, governing communications between trial courts when simultaneous child custody proceedings are pending in North Carolina and another State

, Supreme Court , 294A12 (Per Curiam) , Published
Micro Capital Investors, Inc. v. Broyhill Furn. Indus., Inc.

Whether a contractual provision requiring defendant to pay one-fourth of the cost of providing heat to premises shared with plaintiff is so vague as to be unenforceable; whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment for defendant

, Supreme Court , 301A12 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Carver

First-degree murder (noncapital); whether defendant's motion to dismiss should have been allowed because the State's evidence was insufficient to establish that defendant was the perpetrator of the crime

, Supreme Court , 279A12 (Per Curiam) , Published
Topp v. Big Rock Found., Inc.

Change of venue; Denial of plaintiff's motion to recuse trial judge who granted summary judgment in defendants' favor; Judicial review of a private organization's decision to disqualify a participant for violating its tournament rules

, Supreme Court , 33PA12 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
White v. Trew

Defamation action arising from a negative performance review of an NCSU faculty member; whether trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to dismiss based on Rule 12(b) grounds, including sovereign immunity

, Court of Appeals , COA12-292 (Judge Martha Geer) , Published
Finney v Finney

Burdens of proof for classification of property in equitable distribution case

, Court of Appeals , COA12-270 (Judge Sam Ervin IV) , Published
Spivey v Wrights Roofing, et al

Workers' Compensation; Validity of Request to Set Aside Form 60 Filing for Mistake or Other Reasons

, Court of Appeals , COA12-209 (Judge Robert Hunter) , Published
State v Broom

First-degree murder; attempted first-degree murder; preselection jury instruction; jury instruction on lesser-included offense