A law firm brought an action against the disciplinary counsel and attorney general seeking a determination of whether certain real estate activities constituted the practice of law. Particularly, whether the disbursement of loan proceeds in conjunction...

A police officer, after stopping another vehicle, approached a van that defendant had been driving but had stopped. The officer wanted to see if defendant was with the other vehicle's party. Defendant, who was with his employee, argued that the officer...

The mortgagors executed a note and mortgage with the mortgagee. However, they defaulted on their monthly payment due to an illness. They allegedly contacted the mortgagee on multiple occasions, and were finally informed about the loss mitigation assistance...

After firefighters were approached by a man who advised them that he had been shot in the wrist, a firefighter did a quick evaluation and summoned an ambulance and a police officer through the fire board. The officer who responded believed that defendant...

Defendant appealed the ruling of the trial court, which entered judgment on a jury verdict that found defendant guilty of two counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, one count of aggravated robbery, one count of aggravated battery...

Defendant appealed her convictions for taking indecent liberties with a minor, in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-202.1 (2009). She argued that the trial court erred by not giving the jury her requested instruction that mistake of age was a valid...

Defendant, a lawyer, threatened to sue a beauty salon for discrimination because of its differing prices for haircuts. The owner paid him $500 to settle the matter, although defendant did not represent a client and had not himself been a salon customer...

Black inmates warned a co-defendant, who was white, that a race war was brewing and he was a target. Accordingly, the co-defendant decided to attempt to escape. Defendant assisted the co-defendant in collecting a variety of escape paraphernalia. The trial...

Plaintiff housing applicants alleged that they were unlawfully discriminated against by defendants on the basis of race and disability in violation of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C.S. § 3601 et seq., and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C.S...

Petitioner brought an action to recover damages for bodily injuries against respondent. Respondent moved for an order requiring petitioner to submit to a physical exam. When petitioner did not comply, the district court adjudged petitioner guilty of contempt...