Agency, agent, deed of trust, lien, loan servicer, mortgage, priority, quiet title, summary judgment

Alimony; equitable distribution; motion to dismiss; subject matter jurisdiction.

Motion to dismiss; Rule 9(j); breach of contract; medical malpractice claim.

contract formation; stipulation; limitation of liability; motion for judgment notwithstanding verdict

Workers' compensation; rebuttal of Parsons presumption; denial of additional compensation

NCGS 1A-1, Rule 12(b) motions; insufficiency of process and service of process; NCGS 1A-1, Rule 4(a)(b); de novo review.

trial court's adjudication of neglect was supported be adequate findings supported by competent evidence even though some findings were not supported by competent evidence; father's argument that adjudication of neglect should be without prejudice to any subsequent petition for termination of parental rights was premature

Adjudication, disposition, clear and convincing evidence, findings of fact, juvenile, neglect, petition for writ of certiorari

motion to shorten time to hearing, motion to dismiss-process of service, statute of limitations

Deviation from an appellate court?s mandate, present-use value tax rates, and second appeal.

motion to dismiss; personal jurisdiction; due process; long-arm statute

Dismiss; lack of jurisdiction; appeal from magistrate order; magistrate; Rule 60(b)(1); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-228; venue; district court

Motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; conspiracy; aggravating factor; N.C.G.S. 15A-1340.16.

Child abuse inflicting serious injury, ineffective assistance of counsel, limiting instruction, failure to challenge.

Pro Se Filing; Motion for Appropriate Relief

probation revocation; probation extension; suspended sentence; jurisdiction to extend probation; conditional discharge; probation violation

plain error; prior consistent statement; corroborative testimony; witness vouching

ineffective assistance of counsel claim was premature where cold record did not reveal no further investigation was required to dispose of claim

rape, second-degree forcible rape, aggravating factor, stipulation, probation, admission, statutory mandate, sentencing hearing

Indictment, True Bill, habitual felon, notice of recidivism