Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Everett v. Hardy

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided December 6, 1983No. 822SC1313PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WELLS, Judge.

In his first assignment of error, plaintiff contends that the trial judge erred in admitting testimony concerning past disagreements between plaintiff and defendant over location of a marina in Bath. Plaintiff argues that the testimony is irrelevant and tended to distract the jury from the issue of defendant’s domicile. It is well-established that “[a] party to an action or proceeding, either civil or criminal, may elicit from an opposing witness on cross-examination particular facts having a logical tendency to show that the witness is biased against him or his cause, or that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. HartSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  2. Duke Power Co. v. WinebargerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  3. State ex rel. Freeman v. PonderSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
  4. Gilbert v. MooreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1966
  5. State v. ByrdCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Goff v. Foster Forbes Glass DivisionCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
  2. Allen v. K-MARTCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
  3. Holt v. WilliamsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1997
  4. State v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1986

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