Whether adjacent property owner has standing to contest zoning decision; case dismissed on appeal for violation of N.C. Rules of Appellate Procedure

Retired local law enforcement officer's special separation allowance; whether allowance terminates upon officer's reemployment with another unit participating in same retirement system; whether officer had vested contractual right to continued payment of allowance

Summary judgment; statute of limitations; breach of contract and negligence

Appeal of default judgment

Dependent and neglected juvenile; termination of parental rights