Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Cooper v. Ridgeway Brands Manufacturing, LLC

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided July 17, 2007No. COA06-422PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*615STEELMAN, Judge.

When the dismissal of a suit affects the plaintiffs right to avoid two trials on the same issue, the plaintiffs appeal is not interlocutory. When a plaintiff fails to amend his complaint to add a party defendant until after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations as to that defendant, the claim cannot relate back to circumvent the statute of limitations. When the allegations in a plaintiffs complaint, taken as true, are sufficient to state a claim for piercing the corporate veil, the trial court’s grant of defendant’s motion to dismiss is improper. Further,…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Buschi v. KirvenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
  2. Hajmm Co. v. House of Raeford Farms, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  3. Greenville Publishing Company, Inc. v. The Daily Reflector, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
  4. Glenn v. WagnerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  5. Green Ex Rel. Downs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1982

17 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by30 opinions

  1. State v. Ridgeway Brands Manufacturing, LLCSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2008
  2. Alexander v. City of GreensboroDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2011
  3. Fischer Investment Capital, Inc. v. Catawba Development Corp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
  4. State Ex Rel. Cooper v. Ridgeway BrandsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2008
  5. Goodman v. Holmes & McLaurin Attorneys at LawCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008

25 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API