Williams v. United Community Bank

STEPHENS, Judge.

These appeals emanate from four cases, two of which were consolidated for trial and all four of which have been designated exceptional and assigned the secondary docket number 09 CVS 9191 for case management purposes. All of the cases arise from a scheme to develop land in the mountain community of Spruce Pine, which went badly awry. As the caption of this opinion suggests, this scheme and the resulting legal actions are complex and involve numerous parties. However, for purposes of the appeals addressed herein, the relevant cast of characters and procedural history are…