Legal Opinion

Thigpen v. Piver

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided August 1, 1978No. 774SC842PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRITT, Judge.

Plaintiff’s Appeal

By his first assignment of error, plaintiff contends the trial court erred in finding as a fact that plaintiff’s counsel knew that the cost of taking plaintiff’s deposition in the previous action would be an item of costs in that action. Plaintiff argues that this finding is not supported by competent evidence. We find no merit in this assignment.

It is clear that findings of fact may be based on competent evidence presented and on reasonable inferences arising therefrom. The evidence that plaintiff’s counsel, (a licensed attorney with many years’ experience in…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Cheshire v. BENSEN AIRCRAFT CORPORATIONCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1972

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ward v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
  2. Jose Guzman Gonzalez v. Jefferson Sessions IIICourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2018

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