179 N.C. App. 577 - In re D.S.B.’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 89 N.C. App. 171 - Matter of Bullabough · 153 N.C. App. 102 - In Re Hodge · 122 N.C. App. 242 - Ryals v. Hall-Lane Moving & Storage Co. · Pleasant Valley Promenade v. Lechmere, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“the defendant invokes the judgment of the court on any matter other than the question of personal jurisdiction. The appearance must be for a purpose in the cause, not a collateral purpose. The court will examine whether the defendant asked for or received some relief in the cause, participated in some step taken therein, or somehow became an actor in the cause. Our courts have applied a very liberal interpretation to the question of a general appearance and almost anything other than a challenge to personal jurisdiction or a request for an extension of time will be considered a general appearance.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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