Williams v. Boylan-Pearce, Inc., BOYLAN-PEARC

Decision Date02 April 1985
Docket NumberNo. 458A84,INC,BOYLAN-PEARC,458A84
Citation327 S.E.2d 870,313 N.C. 321
PartiesWendy Eve WILLIAMS v.
CourtNorth Carolina Supreme Court

Maupin, Taylor & Ellis, P.A. by Thomas W.H. Alexander and James A. Roberts III, for defendant-appellant.

Brenton D. Adams, for plaintiff-appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The decision of the Court of Appeals is

Affirmed.

MITCHELL, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.

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  • Moore v. City of Creedmoor
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • September 5, 1995
    ...in original) (quoting Williams v. Boylan-Pearce, Inc., 69 N.C.App. 315, 319, 317 S.E.2d 17, 20 (1984), aff'd per curiam, 313 N.C. 321, 327 S.E.2d 870 (1985)). Actual malice, which "is more difficult to substantiate ... is only required if plaintiff is seeking punitive damages." Id., 105 N.C......
  • Turner v. Thomas
    • United States
    • North Carolina Supreme Court
    • December 21, 2016
    ...prosecution begins. Williams v. Boylan–Pearce, Inc. , 69 N.C.App. 315, 318–19, 317 S.E.2d 17, 19 (1984), aff'd per curiam , 313 N.C. 321, 327 S.E.2d 870 (1985) ; see also Cook , 267 N.C. at 170, 147 S.E.2d at 914 ("In order to give a cause of action for malicious prosecution, such prosecuti......
  • Bernard Scarbor. v. Dillard's Inc
    • United States
    • North Carolina Supreme Court
    • December 11, 2009
    ...417 S.E.2d 447 (1992), and Williams v. Boylan-Pearce, Inc., 69 N.C.App. 315, 319, 317 S.E.2d 17, 20 (1984), aff'd per curiam, 313 N.C. 321, 327 S.E.2d 870 (1985). Plaintiff's reliance on these cases is misplaced as each of them is distinguishable on its facts from the present case. In Jones......
  • Marlowe v. Piner
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • June 6, 1995
    ...question of law and fact. Williams v. Boylan-Pearce, Inc., 69 N.C.App. 315, 319, 317 S.E.2d 17, 20 (1984), aff'd per curiam, 313 N.C. 321, 327 S.E.2d 870 (1985). If the facts are admitted or established, it is a question of law for the court. Id. However, if the facts are in dispute, the qu......
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