Hill v. Hill

CALABRIA, Judge.

This appeal arises from sanctions imposed upon plaintiff on 15 January 2003 for violating N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 11 (2003) and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-21.5 (2003) in the underlying action, a dispute among the heirs of Sadie Clark Hill (“Sadie Hill” or “Sadie”). See Hill v. Hill, 147 N.C. App. 313, 556 S.E.2d 355 (2001) (“Hill I”) 1 . We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Sadie Hill was the mother of five children, including plaintiff Thomas W. Hill (“plaintiff’) and defendants Garford Tony Hill (“Tony Hill” or…