Legal Opinion

O'Herron v. Jerson

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided August 5, 1986No. 8520SC1051PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Judge.

In his first assignment of error, petitioner contends the judgment should be vacated because there was insufficient evidence presented at trial to support the trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law. We agree.

Findings of a trial judge sitting as the trier of fact will not be disturbed on appeal on the theory that the evidence did not support the findings if there is any competent evidence to support them. Mayo v. Mayo, 73 N.C. App. 406, 326 S.E. 2d 283 (1985). As appears from the record before this Court, the only competent evidence presented was the verified…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Schoolfield v. CollinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
  2. North Carolina State Bar v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985
  3. Mayo v. MayoCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985
  4. Brown v. BrownCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1973

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Brown v. American Messenger Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1998

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