Legal Opinion
Bumpers v. COMMUNITY BANK OF N. VIRGINIA
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided June 17, 2010No. 269PA09PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMMONS-GOODSON, Justice.
The issue presented in this case is whether a judgment ruling on all substantive issues of a claim under section 75-1.1 is final and certifiable for appeal notwithstanding an unresolved claim for attorney fees under section 75-16.1. We hold that such a judgment is immediately appealable. Accordingly, we reverse and remand to the Court of Appeals for consideration of the merits of the issues raised on appeal.
I. Background
In 1999, plaintiff Travis T. Bumpers responded to a mailed advertisement for second mortgage loans from defendant Community Bank of Northern Virginia…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Budinich v. Becton Dickinson & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Beneficial National Bank v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. WetzelSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Veazey v. City of DurhamSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
- Oestreicher v. American National Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Bumpers v. Cmty. Bank of N. Va.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2013
- Duncan v. DuncanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2013
- In Re Community Bank of Northern VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
- Bissette v. HarrodCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2013
- Gillpatrick v. Sabatka-RineNebraska Supreme Court · 2017
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