directed verdict, arguing different grounds on appeal, constructive fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unfair & deceptive trade practices, double recovery

Entry of default; default judgment

Whether an injured person may bring a civil action against a defendant pursuant to the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973's civil relief provision when the defendant has received notices of non-compliance, but has not been charged with a violation of a relevant law, rule, order, or erosion and sedimentation control plan.

Whether an action based on defendants' negligent storage of a firearm used by their 52-year-old adult son to shoot plaintiff should be dismissed for failure to state a claim

Divorce proceedings; appeal from series of orders resolving all issues except attorney's fees; Court of Appeals' dismissal of the appeal as interlocutory

Divorce action by North Carolina resident; application of Texas law to determine whether the parties met all requirements for a common law marriage in Texas

Materialman's lien statute; whether a person who had no legal or equitable interest in real property when the services at issue were contracted for, but later purchased the property, can be an owner for purposes of section 44A-8