139 N.C. App.
Volume 139 — North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports
92 opinions
- 139 N.C. App. 1Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A. v. Smith (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 18State v. Bowen (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 33State v. Tappe (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 44Whitman v. Kiger (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 53McKillop v. Onslow County (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 65State v. Baldwin (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 76Yancey v. Lea (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 85Harter v. Vernon (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 96State v. Pike (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 106State v. Moss (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 114In Re Hayes (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 123Bond v. Foster Masonry, Inc. (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 132State v. Hutchinson (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 140Multifamily Mortgage Trust 1996-1 v. Century Oaks Ltd. (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 148State v. Dye (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 153State v. Harris (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 160Sugg v. Field (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 166Nobles v. Talley (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 172Moss v. Improved Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the World (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 178North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. Gurley (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 184State v. Hutchings (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 191Blue v. Canela (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 196Stockton v. North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 201Triangle Park Chiropractic v. Battaglia (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 209State v. Smith (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 222Brewer v. Brewer (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 235Levasseur v. Lowery (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 246Dunnagan v. Ndikom (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 258Rosario v. Rosario (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 269Sun Suites Holdings, LLC v. Board of Aldermen (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 280Union Transfer & Storage Co. v. Lefeber (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 290Murphy v. Coastal Physician Group, Inc. (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 299State v. Thompson (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 311Naddeo v. Allstate Insurance (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 322Royce v. Rushco Food Stores, Inc. (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 332State v. Dixon (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 342Allen v. Carolina Permanente Medical Group, P.A. (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 352Hunter v. Perquimans County Board of Education (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 360Eastover Ridge, L.L.C v. Metric Constructors, Inc. (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 370Kinsey v. Spann (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 378Sonopress, Inc. v. Town of Weaverville (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 387State v. McRae (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 394Pearson v. C. P. Buckner Steel Erection (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 402Pisgah Oil Co. v. Western North Carolina Regional Air Pollution Control Agency (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 409Norris v. Sattler (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 415Allsup v. McVille, Inc. (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 421Lupton v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 426In Re McLemore (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 432State v. Surcey (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 437State v. Pulliam (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 442In re Appeal of Ramseur (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 446Muse Ex Rel. Muse v. Eckberg (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 454State v. Manning (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 471State v. Hill (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 487Peacock v. Shinn (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 500Nealy v. Green (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 512State v. Walker (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 525RPR & Associates, Inc. v. State (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 534Medlin v. Fyco, Inc. (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 544State v. Wilson (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 553Dancy v. Abbott Laboratories (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 561Harrison v. Tobacco Transport, Inc. (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 571Williamson v. Bullington (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 580Peaches v. Payne (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 588Mercier v. Daniels (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 595Jay Group, Ltd. v. Glasgow (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 602Dutch v. Harleysville Mutual Insurance (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 610Mohamad v. Simmons (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 615Bryant v. Bryant (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 620Norris v. Drexel Heritage Furnishings, Inc./Masco (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 624Huntley v. Pandya (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 627State v. Bonds (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 630Ripley v. Day (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 637Brooks v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 657State v. Gilbert (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 676Johnson v. Trustees of Durham Technical Community College (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 691State Ex Rel. Easley v. Rich Food Services, Inc. (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 706State v. Aldridge (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 721State v. Jackson (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 733In Re Brim (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 745Carpenter v. Brooks (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 756Burchette v. Lynch (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 768State v. Fluker (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 778Gaunt v. Pittaway (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 787State v. Alston (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 795Groves v. Travelers Insurance (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 802Friday v. Carolina Steel Corp. (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 809Page v. Boyles (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 816Redding v. Shelton's Harley Davidson, Inc. (2000)
<bold>1. Assault — Civil — shopkeeper's privilege</bold> <block_quote> The trial court correctly instructed the jury on the applicability of N.C.G.S. § <cross_reference>14-72.1</cross_reference>(c), the "shopkeeper's privilege," in an action for civil assault resulting from plaintiff's attempt to leave a store after being accused of shoplifting and the detention of plaintiff by force until the police arrived. Although plaintiff contended that the privilege created by the statute is not a defense to assault and battery, the alleged assault and battery in this case cannot be separated from the detention and the two torts must be treated as a whole.</block_quote> <bold>2. Assault — Civil — detention of shoplifter — shopkeeper's privilege —</bold> <bold>burden of proof</bold> <block_quote> In a civil assault action arising from the detention by force of a suspected shoplifter, the trial court erred by instructing the jury that plaintiff had the burden of proving that defendants failed to act in a reasonable manner. Reasonableness is an element of the affirmative defense provided by N.C.G.S. § <cross_reference>14-72.1</cross_reference>(c) and the courts have consistently placed on defendants the burden of proving that an affirmative defense exists to a claim of assault and battery. The portion of Hawkins v. Hawkins, <cross_reference>101 N.C. App. 529</cross_reference>, relied upon by defendants is dictum.</block_quote>
- 139 N.C. App. 822North Carolina State Bar v. Harris (2000)
- 139 N.C. App. 827Harris v. Ray Johnson Construction Co. (2000)
<bold>1. Attorneys — Attorney-client relationship — settlement agreement —</bold> <bold>actual authority</bold> <block_quote> The trial court did not err by concluding that plaintiff's attorney had actual authority to enter into a settlement agreement on his client's behalf for $2000 for injuries arising out of an automobile accident, because the attorney reasonably believed at the time of negotiation that he could settle the case for this gross amount, and only in hindsight did it become clear that the attorney and his client had not reached a clear agreement as to the proper amount based on a difference between the net and gross amount.</block_quote><page_number>Page 828</page_number> <bold>2. Compromise And Settlement — Oral acceptance by plaintiff's attorney —</bold> <bold>binding on all parties</bold> <block_quote> The trial court did not err by concluding that plaintiff was bound by her attorney's oral acceptance of a settlement agreement for injuries arising out of an automobile accident and that a binding agreement was reached as to all parties, because plaintiff's claim was premised on joint and several liability seeking to recover for a single indivisible injury, which necessarily operated to terminate the controversy as to both defendants.</block_quote>
- 139 N.C. App. 831Hayes v. Hayes (2000)