153 N.C. App.
Volume 153 — North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports
101 opinions
- 153 N.C. App. 1Farber v. North Carolina Psychology Board (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 25Boyce & Isley, PLLC v. Cooper (2002)
<bold>1. Libel and Slander — political ads — claim sufficiently</bold> <bold>stated</bold> <block_quote> The trial court erred by granting a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal on a defamation claim arising from television ads during a political campaign where plaintiffs' complaint properly set forth the elements of a defamation claim in that there was no dispute that the statements were intentionally published to the public at large; the stated facts, if proven, would show that the advertisements contained several central errors of fact which tended to falsely imply that plaintiffs had sued the state and charged excessive fees for their work at the expense of taxpayers; these statements, viewed through the eyes of the average person and in context, are defamatory per se; the law firm of Boyce Isley, PLLC was readily ascertainable from the reference to "Dan Boyce's law firm"; although Daniel Boyce is a public figure due to his candidacy for public office, there is no evidence that all of the plaintiffs are public figures; and plaintiffs alleged that defendants acted with actual malice.</block_quote><page_number>Page 26</page_number> <bold>2. Unfair Trade Practices — political ads — claim sufficiently</bold> <bold>stated</bold> <block_quote> The trial court erred by granting a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal on an unfair and deceptive practices claim arising from television ads during a political campaign where plaintiffs properly pled all of the elements for a libel per se claim and the alleged libel impugned plaintiffs in their profession by accusing them of unethical business practices. There are no compelling grounds to distinguish defamatory remarks concerning one's trade or profession made during the course of a political campaign from those made in some other forum. It will be plaintiff's burden to show actual injury as the case progresses.</block_quote> <bold>3. Evidence — judicial notice — state board action —</bold> <bold>newspaper articles</bold> <block_quote> The trial court did not err in an action for defamation and unfair trade practices arising from a political campaign by declining to take judicial notice of an order by the Board of Elections dismissing plaintiffs' complaint or of certain newspaper articles. Even if judicial notice of the Board's action was proper, the Board's conclusion that defendants' political advertisement did not constitute criminal election activity did not provide a bar to plaintiffs' tort claims against defendants. None of the newspaper advertisements were relevant to testing the legal sufficiency of plaintiffs' complaint or provided the basis for a complete defense.</block_quote>
- 153 N.C. App. 40Miller v. Miller (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 54Evans v. Evans (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 69State v. Pimental (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 81Harvey Fertilizer & Gas Co. v. Pitt County (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 91State v. Branham (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 102In Re Hodge (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 110Donoho v. City of Asheville (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 119In Re Appeal of the Lane Co.-Hickory Chair Division (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 128Marshall v. Williams (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 136State v. Gant (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 144HEMPHILL NOLAN v. Town of Weddington (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 149Rich, Rich & Nance v. Carolina Construction Corp. (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 156Purchase Nursery, Inc. v. Edgerton (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 163State v. Revels (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 169Belverd v. Miles (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 176Lee Ray Bergman Real Estate Rentals v. North Carolina Fair Housing Center (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 181King v. King (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 187Fender v. Deaton (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 192State v. Williams (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 196In Re Wilson (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 203State v. Rogers (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 218Huntington Properties, LLC v. Currituck County (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 231State v. Kemp (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 242State v. Frierson (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 248First Union National Bank of Delaware v. Bankers Wholesale Mortgage, LLC (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 254Holden v. Boone (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 260State v. Curry (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 266Hunt v. Tender Loving Care Home Care Agency, Inc. (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 272Hale v. Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 278In Re Meb (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 283Wilson County Ex Rel. Egbert v. Egbert (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 289National Travel Services, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. Cooper (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 294State v. Tisdale (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 299In Re May (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 305Campbell v. North Carolina Department of Human Resources (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 309Dollar v. Town of Cary (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 313State v. Evans (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 316State v. Hunt (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 320Vanhoy v. Duncan Contractors, Inc. (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 326State v. Thomas (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 342RPR & Associates, Inc. v. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 358State v. Jones (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 369State v. McKinney (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 378Lovelace v. City of Shelby (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 387Electronic World, Inc. v. Barefoot (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 396State v. Hyman (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 405Parks v. Green (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 413Holcomb v. Colonial Associates, L.L.C. (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 421Redlee/SCS, Inc. v. Pieper (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 428In Re Stratton (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 435Pinczkowski v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 442Devlin v. Apple Gold, Inc. (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 449Lewis v. N.C. Department of Correction (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 455State v. Canady (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 462State v. Reed (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 469Rackley v. Coastal Painting (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 475Okale v. North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 482David v. Ferguson (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 488Clayton v. Branson (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 495Royal v. State (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 500State v. Barbour (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 504Burr v. Burr (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 508State v. Russell (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 512State Ex Rel. Richmond County Child Support Agency Ex Rel. Davis v. Adams (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 516State v. Blymyer (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 520Gore v. NATIONSBANC INS. CO., INC (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 527Affordable Care, Inc. v. North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 546State v. O'HANLAN (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 565In Re Faircloth (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 581State v. Strickland (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 595Kea v. Department of Health & Human Services (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 608Whitacre Partnership v. BioSignia, Inc. (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 618Coffman v. Roberson (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 630State v. Trull (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 641State v. Sexton (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 652Hedgepeth v. North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 662Priest v. Sobeck (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 671State v. Keitt (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 680State v. Bartlett (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 691Jordan v. Civil Service Board of Charlotte (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 701State v. Motley (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 709Erie Insurance Exchange v. St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 716State v. Hill (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 723State v. McConico (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 730Whitmire v. Cooper (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 737Raleigh Rescue Mission, Inc. v. Board of Adjustment (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 744Dockery v. Hocutt (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 750Gaynoe v. First Union Corp. (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 756State v. Carter (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 763Price v. Beck (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 770State v. Stukes (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 776Hatcher v. Daniel International Corp. (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 782Gordon v. City of Durham (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 788Hartwell v. Mahan (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 793Franks v. Franks (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 797Bee Tree Missionary Baptist Church v. McNeil (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 801State v. Howie (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 804Barker v. North Carolina State Board of Elections (2002)
- 153 N.C. App. 807State v. Simpson (2002)
<bold>Criminal Law — defendant restrained — no abuse of discretion</bold> <block_quote> The trial court did not abuse its discretion by ordering that defendant be restrained during an armed robbery prosecution based on defendant's 1989 escape from a state prison where the court pledged to ensure that the jury would not see defendant restrained, and the record fails to show that the jury could see the restraints.</block_quote>