150 N.C. App.
Volume 150 — North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports
93 opinions
- 150 N.C. App. 1Guilford Financial Services, LLC v. City of Brevard (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 17State v. Castor (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 31State v. Cobb (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 46State v. Dixon (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 56Ausley v. Bishop (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 67Burgess v. First Union National Bank of North Carolina (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 77State v. Christian (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 86In Re Roberts (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 94Kolb v. Schatzman & Associates, L.L.C. (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 101State v. Hunt (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 108Batdorff v. North Carolina State Board of Elections (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 114Sowers v. Toliver (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 121Landry v. US Airways, Inc. (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 127In Re Brown (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 132Land v. TALL HOUSE BUILDING CO. (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 138State v. Smith (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 144Dixie Lumber Co. of Cherryville, Inc. v. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health & Natural Resources (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 150Tucker v. Boulevard at Piper Glen LLC (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 156Darroch v. Lea (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 163Colombo v. Stevenson (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 168Conseco Finance Servicing Corp. v. Dependable Housing, Inc. (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 174Town of Cameron v. Woodell (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 179Martin v. Parker (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 185Shook v. Lynch & Howard, P.A. (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 189State v. Spivey (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 193Roary v. Bolton (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 197Ratchford v. C.C. Mangum Inc. (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 200Blanton v. Fitch (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 205State v. Davis (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 208Devone v. Pickett (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 211State v. Stokes (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 231Country Club of Johnston County, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 250Rosero v. Blake (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 266Arp v. Parkdale Mills, Inc. (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 280State v. Rhue (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 291Smith v. Richmond County Board of Education (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 305Horack v. Southern Real Estate Co. of Charlotte, Inc. (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 317State v. Smith (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 326Potter v. Hilemn Laboratories, Inc. (2002)
<bold>1. Trade Secrets — silvering solution — consent agreement</bold> <bold>— patent expired</bold> <block_quote> The trial court did not err by determining that plaintiffs' use of a certain silvering solution in making mirrors was a trade secrets case even though the patent for the substance already expired, because regardless of whether the substance is technically a trade secret, plaintiffs are bound by their agreement that they would treat it as one.</block_quote><page_number>Page 327</page_number> <bold>2. Trade Secrets — silvering solution — reversal of oral ruling in</bold> <bold>written order</bold> <block_quote> The trial court did not commit prejudicial error by reversing in a written order its earlier oral ruling that a certain silvering solution used to make mirrors was not a trade secret, because: (1) plaintiffs were not prevented from introducing evidence as a result of the order; and (2) the primary focus of plaintiffs' case at trial was to show that the use of the substance in silvering solutions was not a trade secret.</block_quote> <bold>3. Trade Secrets — silvering solution — violation of consent</bold> <bold>judgment — willfulness</bold> <block_quote> The trial court did not err by finding plaintiffs willfully violated a consent judgment based on plaintiffs' conduct of using a certain silvering solution to make mirrors, because: (1) a mistaken belief that the use of the chemical came under an exception does not negate the purposefulness or deliberateness of plaintiff individual's acts; and (2) plaintiffs may not be relieved of their duty to comply with a consent judgment's provisions based on their mistaken interpretation or finding the judgment difficult to interpret.</block_quote> <bold>4. Trade Secrets — silvering solution — appropriate relief</bold> <bold>under consent judgment</bold> <block_quote> The trial court did not err by determining that defendant's relief under a consent judgment, stating that a certain silvering solution used to make mirrors was a trade secret between the parties, included remedies provided for trade secret violations under the Trade Secrets Act or for breach of contract because: (1) by the plain language of the consent judgment, the parties entered into an agreement allowing the court and the undersigned judge to choose an appropriate remedy for a violation of the agreement; and (2) the trial court correctly determined that it had a choice of legal remedies not limited to contempt.</block_quote> <bold>5. Judgments — consent — jointly and severally liable</bold> <block_quote> The trial court did not err by holding plaintiffs to be jointly and severally liable under N.C.G.S. § <cross_reference>1B-1</cross_reference>(a) in a trade secrets case because plaintiff president and majority shareholder, as well as plaintiff corporation, both agreed to be bound by the consent order.</block_quote><page_number>Page 328</page_number> <bold>6. Unfair Trade Practices — consideration of claim — no</bold> <bold>harm</bold> <block_quote> Although plaintiffs contend the trial court erred by considering defendant's claim of unfair and deceptive trade practices, plaintiffs suffered no harm and the argument will not be addressed because the trial court found the elements for this claim did not exist.</block_quote> <bold>7. Costs — attorney fees — Trade Secrets Protection Act</bold> <block_quote> The trial court erred by awarding attorney fees in a trade secrets case, because: (1) the Trade Secrets Protection Act does not allow for attorney fees as a remedy; and (2) even if the Act were utilized as a basis, plaintiff's misappropriation of the pertinent substance was not malicious.</block_quote>
- 150 N.C. App. 338Francine Delany New School for Children, Inc. v. Asheville City Board of Education (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 347State v. VanCamp (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 356OFFISS, Inc. v. First Union National Bank (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 364State v. Martinez (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 373Sidden v. Mailman (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 380In Re Hardesty (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 386Composite Technology, Inc. v. Advanced Composite Structures (USA), Inc. (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 393State v. Patterson (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 400Vittitoe v. Vittitoe (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 406Baker v. Ivester (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 412Owenby v. Young (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 416State v. Frazier (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 421Sharpe v. Sharpe (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 425Johnson v. Brewington (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 428Bolick v. Bon Worth, Inc. (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 431State v. Sumpter (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 434In re Braithwaite (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 442State v. Scott (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 457State v. Holland (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 469State v. China (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 480Ruffin v. Compass Group USA (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 489Alford v. Catalytica Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 497State v. Williams (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 506Sheehan v. Perry M. Alexander Construction Co. (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 516Eastern Outdoor, Inc. v. Board of Adjustment (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 523Shoemaker v. Creative Builders (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 531Liborio v. King (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 539Intermount Distribution, Inc. v. Public Service Co. of North Carolina, Inc. (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 544State v. Edwards (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 551Edwards v. Cerro (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 558State v. Hamilton (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 566State v. Stafford (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 573Piedmont Rebar, Inc. v. Sun Construction, Inc. (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 579City of Charlotte v. Whippoorwill Lake, Inc. (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 584Wells v. Cumberland County Hospital System, Inc. (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 590Headley v. Williams (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 594Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority v. Lamb (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 598Herring v. Keasler (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 601Gregory v. Kilbride (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 619Bledsole v. Johnson (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 631State v. Bullin (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 643State v. McCail (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 653Bryson v. Phil Cline Trucking (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 662State v. Summey (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 670State v. Oxendine (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 677Slade v. Stadler (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 682State v. Lowe (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 688Salvaggio v. New Breed Transfer Corp. (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 692Campen v. Featherstone (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 697Lincoln County Department of Social Services v. Hovis (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 701State v. Lee (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 705Douglas v. McVicker (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 708Hudson v. McKenzie (2002)
- 150 N.C. App. 710State v. O'CONNOR (2002)