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J. Stroud finds that the trial court improperly ruled on equitable distribution in this divorce action because the record did not sufficiently establish the husband's ability to pay or support the distribution of the life insurance policy. Reversed.
Court: North Carolina Court of Appeals, Judge: Stroud, Filed On: June 18, 2024, Case #: COA23-295, Categories: Family Law
J. Stroud finds that the trial court improperly convicted defendant of assault for firing a gun into an occupied vehicle since the North Carolina Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the constitutionality of substituting an alternate juror after deliberations have begun. Reversed.
Court: North Carolina Court of Appeals, Judge: Stroud, Filed On: June 18, 2024, Case #: COA22-972, Categories: Firearms, Jury, Assault
J. Stroud finds that the trial court improperly ruled for the homeowners' association in this dispute over fines assessed for chickens certain homeowners kept on their lot because the court misinterpreted language in the community covenant to exclude chickens as household pets. Reversed.
Court: North Carolina Court of Appeals, Judge: Stroud, Filed On: April 16, 2024, Case #: COA22-919, Categories: Property, Contract
J. Stroud finds that the trial court improperly convicted defendant of larceny from a merchant because evidence did not prove defendant created a product code "for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining goods or merchandise from a merchant at less than its actual sale price." Reversed in part.
Court: North Carolina Court of Appeals, Judge: Stroud, Filed On: December 19, 2023, Case #: COA22-620, Categories: Theft
J. Stroud finds the trial court properly classified a $110,000 loan as marital debt because, although the husband initially called the loan a gift from friends, he admitted during cross-examination it was a loan used to purchase the marital residence, which allowed the court to divide it between the parties. Meanwhile, the money awarded to husband from a lawsuit settlement was properly deemed a marital asset because it was obtained during the marriage as part of a suit to recover economic losses sustained by both parties. Affirmed.
Court: North Carolina Court of Appeals, Judge: Stroud, Filed On: October 3, 2023, Case #: COA22-378, Categories: Evidence, Family Law