280 results for 'court:"North Carolina Court of Appeals"'.
J. Hampson finds that the trial court improperly ruled in this dispute over retirement benefits because the board of education falls under the definition of local government and thus the officers are entitled to participate in the supplemental retirement income plan.
Court: North Carolina Court of Appeals, Judge: Hampson, Filed On: February 6, 2024, Case #: COA22-1044, Categories: Employment
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J. Arrowood finds that the trial court properly determined contributory negligence in claims brought after plaintiff got hit in the eye by a golf ball after drinking a substantial amount of moonshine and beer with a group of players because plaintiff, who admitted he "by far had the most alcohol that day" and had fallen while teeing up at the 16th hole, failed to take ordinary measures to ensure his own safety, which constituted a proximate cause of the injury. Affirmed.
Court: North Carolina Court of Appeals, Judge: Arrowood, Filed On: February 6, 2024, Case #: COA23-576, Categories: Negligence
J. Zachary finds that the trial court properly ruled in claims seeking insurance coverage stemming from a car collision because the company was not required to advance the liability settlement offer in order to preserve another insurer's subrogation claim on uninsured motorist benefits that had been paid.
Court: North Carolina Court of Appeals, Judge: Zachary, Filed On: January 16, 2024, Case #: COA23-534, Categories: Insurance, Contract