248 N.C. App. 476 - Dion v. Batten’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “In the present case, a judgment was obtained by Plaintiff against Defendant, and [Defendant's UIM carrier] applied ... for a determination of the subrogation amount. Under the plain language of [subsection 97-10.2(j) ], the authority of the trial court was triggered, allowing it to exercise discretion in determining the subrogation amount.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Murray v. Moody

2. “It is elementary that in the construction of a statute words are to be given their plain and ordinary meaning unless the context, or the history of the statute, requires otherwise.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 252 N.C. App. 127 - Key Risk Ins. Co. v. Peck

3. “Lemons v. Old Hickory Council , 322 N.C. 271 , 276, 367 S.E.2d 655 , 658 (1988) (citations omitted); see also State v. Wiggins , 272 N.C. 147 , 153, 158 S.E.2d 37 , 42 (1967) (”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 253 N.C. App. 270 - Cole v. N.C. Dep't of Pub. Safety