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Slattery v. Appy City, LLC
Whether moving to claim exempt property after entry of a judgment without raising a defense of insufficient service of process is a general appearance in the underlying action that waives objections to personal jurisdiction and the sufficiency of service of process.
Soc'y for the Hist. Pres. of the Twenty-sixth N.C. Troops, Inc. v. City of Asheville
Whether historical preservation group's complaint against the City of Asheville was sufficient to survive dismissal.
State v. Boyette
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the exclusionary rule does not apply in probation revocation hearings.
State v. Jordan
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by not placing the burden on the defendant to prove he had a reasonable expectation of privacy in a house.
State v. Walker
Whether the Court of Appeals properly affirmed the denial of defendant's motion for appropriate relief.
Surgeon v. TKO Shelby, LLC
Whether the trial court abused its discretion by certifying a class.
Taylor v. Bank of America, N.A.
Whether plaintiffs knew or reasonably should have known of their injuries and defendant's alleged fraud such that the statute of limitations was not tolled and plaintiffs' claims are time barred.
Terry v. Pub. Serv. Co. of N.C.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by reversing an entry of summary judgment in favor of defendant on plaintiff's claims of common law negligence, negligence per se, violation of the North Carolina Residential Rental Agreements Act, and breach of the implied warranty of habitability.
Upchurch v. Harp Builders, Inc.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that defendant's compulsory counterclaim for injuries sustained in an automobile accident was barred by the statute of limitations established in N.C.G.S. 1-52(16).
Washington v. Cline
Whether a plaintiff may pursue a direct constitutional claim under the North Carolina Constitution against state actors for monetary damages in response to a violation of his right to a speedy trial.
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed March 19, 2024
Builders Mut. Ins. Co. v. Neibel
summary judgment; service by publication; due diligence
Costanzo v. Currituck Cnty.
ultra vires; occupancy taxes; judgment; discretion; summary judgment; general public services; statutory construction; legislative intent; plain meaning; declaratory judgment.
eDealer Servs., LLC v. N.C. Dep't of Transp.
administrative law; standards of review; findings of fact; administrative procedures act; information technology contracts
Fletcher Hosp. Inc. v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.
summary judgment; certificate of need; N.C.G.S. § 131E-185(a1)(2); public hearing requirement; COVID-19 pandemic; public policy concerns; N.C.G.S. § 150B-23(a); contested case hearing; agency error; substantial prejudice; discrete requirements; no automatic prejudice
Green v. Carter
child support, statutory interpretation, collateral estoppel, primary liability, secondary liability, in loco parentis
Hudson v. Hudson
child support, alimony, recusal, Rule 63
In re: Oak Meadows Cmty. Ass'n
property tax exemption; 'provide housing'; statutory interpretation
In re: X.M., M.M., M.M., P.C.
Termination of Parental Rights;
N.C. Gen. Stat § 7B-1111(a)(2);
Substance Abuse;
Transcription Error;
Failure to Support;
N.C. State Conf. of the NAACP v. Alamance Cnty.
Confederate monument, open courts clause, equal protection clause, NC Constitution