Legal Opinion

Forman & Zuckerman, P. A. v. Schupak

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided September 5, 1978No. 7718SC850PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MITCHELL, Judge.

The defendants’ sole assignment of error is directed to the failure of the trial court to remove the plaintiff’s motion for judgment by default from the 16 May 1977 calendar. The defendants contend that they were thereby denied due process and rights provided by local court rules.

Due process, of course, requires adequate notice and opportunity to be heard. As the Supreme Court of the United States has specifically stated:

An elementary and fundamental requirement of due process in any proceeding which is to be accorded finality is notice reasonably calculated, under all the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Vitarelli v. SeatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  4. School v. . PeirceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1913
  5. Wagner v. Edgington Coal Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1925

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Godwin v. WallsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1995
  2. In re J.S.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
  3. Lomax v. ShawCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1991
  4. Frizzelle v. Harnett CountyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1992
  5. Young v. YoungCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1999

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