Appellate Court Opinions

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15,820 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-7 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
Edwards v. Jessup

DWI, revoke, refused, chemical analysis, reasonable grounds, under the influence, asleep, due process, DMV employee

, Court of Appeals , COA20-877 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
Fearrington v. City of Greenville

Red light cameras; subject-matter jurisdiction; exhaustion of administrative remedies; adequate state remedy; standing; N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 89C-23, 10; procedural due process; substantive due process; N.C. Const. Art. IX, § 7; Fines and Forfeitures Clause.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-135 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Galloway v. Snell

Reversing and remanding where settlement agreement provision is ambiguous.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-351 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Godwin v. Harvell

Wills and trusts; mental capacity; undue influence; summary judgment; directed verdict; affidavit; petition for attorneys fees.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-15 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Graham v. Lambert

Interlocutory; governmental immunity; public official immunity; and gross negligence

, Court of Appeals , COA21-289 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
In re: K.W. & M.W.

Abuse, neglect, and dependency; findings of fact; and affect on the minor child.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-873 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Bradley

Probation Revocation; Possession; Constructive Possession; Actual Possession; Vehicle; Maintain; Abuse of Discretion; Competent Evidence; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 90-108; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1343; and N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1344.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-375 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Gallion

Sufficient search warrant application; sufficient findings of fact and conclusions of law in suppression order; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-207; suppression of electronic monitoring data; hearsay; firearm identification evidence; sufficient evidence of first degree murder

, Court of Appeals , COA20-536 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Mullinax

suppression, seizure, drugs, totality of circumstances, identification, command, walk away, additional officers, search of car, search of person, reasonable person, not free to leave

, Court of Appeals , COA21-275 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Porter

Statutory sentencing range, probationary period, specific findings.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-46 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
Town of Midland v. Harrell

Town of Midland; Harrell Land Development Company; dispute over responsibility for maintenance of roads in a development; civil penalties; standing; North Carolina General Statutes, Section 160A-12; Town ordinances; mandatory injunction and order of abatement; Rule 65(d) of North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure; NCDOT road standards; attorney's fees; North Carolina General Statutes, Section 6-21.7; Town violated unambiguous limits on its authority; North Carolina General Statutes, Section 160A-388(b1) (2017) (recodified as Section 160D-705(b) (2021)).

, Court of Appeals , COA20-916 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Unifund CCR Partners v. Young

Action on a judgment; renewal judgment; clerk's jurisdiction to enter default judgment; sum certain jurisdiction; applicability of the Consumer Economic Protection Act; affirmative defense of usury.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-889 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
Vaitovas v. City of Greenville

Constitutionality of local law concerning traffic cameras; prohibition on local laws relating to health, sanitation and the abatement of nuisances; distinction between material connection and tangential or incidental connection to health

, Supreme Court , 65A21 (Per Curiam) , Published
Bishop v. Bishop

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by affirming the trial court's order modifying plaintiff's child support obligation; whether the Court of Appeals erred by affirming the trial court's order denying plaintiff's posttrial motions.

, Supreme Court , 41A21 (Per Curiam) , Published
Hope v. Integon Nat'l Ins. Co.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by affirming the trial court's dismissal of plaintiff's claims for unfair and deceptive trade practices and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

, Supreme Court , 3A21 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re Lennane

Whether an individual's leaving work was attributable to his employer as required by N.C.G.S. 96-14.5 (2021) to avoid disqualification for unemployment benefits.

, Supreme Court , 436PA13-4 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
Lake v. State Health Plan for Tchrs. & State Emps.

State employee retirees' health insurance benefits were deferred compensation offered as part of an employment contract that can be modified by statute but cannot be substantially impaired. Plaintiffs' evidence failed to show that the plaintiff class as a whole suffered substantial impairment in their contractual rights.