Legal Opinion
Bowles Automotive, Inc. v. North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided March 16, 2010No. COA08-1411PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Judge.
I. Procedural History and Factual Background
A. The Division’s Eleven Actions
The litigation surrounding this case began in May 2004 when, pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-108 (2009), 1 the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (“Defendant” or “the Division”) filed eleven “dispositional civil actions” in the District Court of Iredell County 2 to determine the ownership and proper disposition of stolen motorcycles and parts, which had been seized by the Division during the investigation of a. motorcycle theft ring and were being held in storage by Bowles Automotive, Inc.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
- Worthington v. BynumSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
- State v. AlstonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
- Davis v. Dennis Lilly Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
- Harris v. PembaurCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1987
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