Legal Opinion
Godwin v. Walls
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided April 4, 1995No. 9315SC1200PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN, Judge.
Defendant Roger Brent Walls (Walls) appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. He contends the trial court erred by failing to consider oral arguments or written briefs from counsel in support of his motion and by concluding North Carolina may properly assert jurisdiction over his person. For the reasons set forth herein, we find certain of defendant’s arguments persuasive.
Relevant factual and procedural information is as follows: On 23 July 1992, James F. Godwin, Jr. and William Roma Godwin were standing beside a 1986…
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