Joyner v. Garrett

Citation279 N.C. 397,183 S.E.2d 241
CourtUnited States State Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decision Date30 August 1971
PartiesDonald Gray JOYNER v. Joe W. GARRETT, Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of N.C.

Vaughan S. Winborne, for plaintiff.

Robert Morgan, Atty. Gen., William W. Melvin and T. Buie Costen, Asst. Attys. Gen., for the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.

Petition to rehear by Commissioner of Motor Vehicles filed on the 11 day of August 1971, 182 S.E.2d 553. Denied.

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  • Steinkrause v. Tatum
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • 8 Diciembre 2009
    ...intention to disobey." Joyner v. Garrett, Comr. of Motor Vehicles, 279 N.C. 226, 233, 182 S.E.2d 553, 558, reh'g denied, 279 N.C. 397, 183 S.E.2d 241 (1971) (quoting Black's Law Dictionary, 4th Ed.). Indeed, a "willful refusal" occurs whenever a (1) is aware that he has a choice to take or ......
  • Seders v. Powell
    • United States
    • North Carolina Supreme Court
    • 6 Noviembre 1979
    ...our motor vehicle law amounts to a willful refusal. See, e. g., Joyner v. Garrett, 279 N.C. 226, 182 S.E.2d 553, Reh. denied 279 N.C. 397, 183 S.E.2d 241 (1971); Creech v. Alexander, 32 N.C.App. 139, 231 S.E.2d 36, Cert. denied 293 N.C. 589, 239 S.E.2d 263 (1977). We affirm the trial court'......
  • Miller v. Epling
    • United States
    • West Virginia Supreme Court
    • 21 Junio 2012
    ...is civil.”); Joyner v. Garrett, 279 N.C. 226, 238, 182 S.E.2d 553, 562 (internal citation and quotation omitted), reh'g denied,279 N.C. 397, 183 S.E.2d 241 (1971) (it is well established that the same motor vehicle operation may give rise to two separate and distinct proceedings. One is a c......
  • Powers v. Tatum
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • 5 Mayo 2009
    ...the other. Joyner v. Garrett, 279 N.C. 226, 238, 182 S.E.2d 553, 562 (internal citation and quotation omitted), reh'g denied, 279 N.C. 397, 183 S.E.2d 241 (1971). Notwithstanding this precedent, our appellate courts have allowed the doctrine of collateral estoppel to be applied when the sam......
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