adverse possession; hostility element; planted trees

Joint venture; interlocutory appeal

N.C. R. App. P. 3(c); Missing file stamp; Notice of appeal; Subject matter jurisdiction.

Equitable Distribution; Findings on Distributional Factors; Sufficiency of the Evidence

landlord liability to a third party; premises liability; dog bite

termination of parental rights; best interests of the child; likelihood of future neglect

PWC; termination of parental rights; abuse, neglect, dependency;

Terminate his Parental Rights;
Failure to pay support of child – six months;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(3)
One ground sufficient to terminate;

3.1; Termination of parental rights; neglect; dependency; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(9)

Incarceration, Failure to Make Reasonable Progress, Best Interest Determination

Termination of parental rights; unchallenged findings of fact and conclusions of law; no-merit brief; N.C. R. App. P. 3.1(e).

Pro Se; Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Industrial Commission; Negligence; Tort Claims Act

appeal dismissed, compulsory counterclaim under Rule 13(a), breach of contract, quantum meruit, underlying suit no longer pending

motion to dismiss; quiet title; unjust enrichment; mootness; statute of limitations

Lease Agreement; Summary Ejectment; Judgment for Possession

Civil Procedure Rule 53

Unacceptable personal conduct; Administrative law judge; Dismissal; Inmate; Administrative hearing; Whole record test; De novo; Findings of Fact; Conclusions of Law

Anders v. California; State v. Kinch; prejudicial error; mitigating factors; presumptive range; prior record level; calculation

Plain error; defense of another; castle doctrine; initial aggressor; attempted voluntary manslaughter; testimony; probable impact; ineffective assistance of counsel

self-defense pattern jury instructions; no duty to retreat; stand your ground provision; prejudicial error