369 N.C.—No. 3 Pages 451-760 369 N.C.—No. 3 RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE; JUDICIAL DISTRICT BARS; DISCIPLINE AND DISABILITY OF ATTORNEYS; LEGAL SPECIALIZATION; ORGANIZATIONS PRACTICING LAW; RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT; PILOT CLERK MEDIATION PROGRAM ADVANCE SHEETS OF CASES ARGUED AND DETERMINED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF Pages 451-760 NORTH CAROLINA NOVEMBER 14, 2017 MAILING ADDRESS: The Judicial Department P. O. Box 2170, Raleigh, N. C. 27602-2170 COMMERCIAL PRINTING COMPANY PRINTERS TO THE SUPREME COURT AND THE COURT OF APPEALS THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA Chief Justice MARK D. MARTIN Associate Justices ROBERT H. EDMUNDS, JR.1 CHERI BEASLEY PAUL MARTIN NEWBY SAMUEL J. ERVIN, IV ROBIN E. HUDSON MICHAEL R. MORGAN2 BARBARA A. JACKSON Former Chief Justices RHODA B. BILLINGS JAMES G. EXUM, JR. BURLEY B. MITCHELL, JR. HENRY E. FRYE I. BEVERLY LAKE, JR. SARAH PARKER Former Justices ROBERT R. BROWNING G. K. BUTTERFIELD, JR. J. PHIL CARLTON ROBERT F. ORR WILLIS P. WHICHARD GEORGE L. WAINWRIGHT, JR. JAMES A. WYNN, JR. EDWARD THOMAS BRADY FRANKLIN E. FREEMAN, JR. PATRICIA TIMMONS-GOODSON ROBERT N. HUNTER, JR. Clerk J. BRYAN BOYD Librarian THOMAS P. DAVIS 1 Term ended 31 December 2016. 2 Sworn in 1 January 2017. i ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS Director MARION R. WARREN Assistant Director DAVID F. HOKE OFFICE OF APPELLATE DIVISION REPORTER HARRY JAMES HUTCHESON KIMBERLY WOODELL SIEREDZKI JENNIFER C. PETERSON ii SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA CASES REPORTED FILED 27 JANUARY 2017, 17 MARCH 2017, 5 MAY 2017, AND 9 JUNE 2017 Harrison v. Gemma Power State v. Knight ................... 640 Sys., LLC ..................... 572 State v. McKiver ................. 652 In re Hughes .................... 489 State v. Miller .................... 658 In re LaBarre .................... 538 State v. Romano ................. 678 In re Redmond ................... 490 State v. Stith ..................... 516 In re Smith ...................... 499 State v. Todd .................... 707 King v. Bryant ................... 451 State v. Walston .................. 547 Murray v. Univ. of N.C. Stokes v. Crumpton .............. 713 at Chapel Hill ................. 585 Town of Beech Mountain v. Genesis Old Republic Nat’l Title Ins. Co. Wildlife Sanctuary, Inc. ......... 722 v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co. ........ 500 U.S. Bank Nat’l Ass’n v. Pinkney .... 723 State v. Baker .................... 586 United Cmty. Bank v. Wolfe ........ 555 State v. Campbell ................ 599 Walker v. N.C. State Bd. of State v. Godwin .................. 604 Dental Exam’rs ................ 517 State v. Holloman ................ 615 Wilkes v. City of Greenville . 730 State v. Jones .................... 631 ORDERS Doss v. Adams ................... 518 State v. Martinez ................. 520 Neckles v. Harris Teeter ........... 749 Wilkie v. City of Boiling State v. Gann .................... 519 Spring Lakes ................. 561 PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW UNDER G.S. 7A-31 Abrons Family Practice & Urgent Care, PA Boger v. McGee .................. 527 v. N.C. Dep’t of Health Bolier & Co., LLC v. DECCA Furniture & Human Servs. ............... 486 (USA), Inc. ................... 759 Abrons Family Practice & Urgent Care, PA Brookbank v. Williams ............ 563 v. N.C. Dep’t of Health Bruns v. Bryant .................. 758 & Human Servs. ............... 534 Brunson v. State of N.C. ........... 529 Abrons Family Practice & Urgent Care, PA Bryant v. Bryant ................. 526 v. N.C. Dep’t of Health Bryant v. Bryant ................. 752 & Human Servs. ............... 759 Burns v. Kingdom Impact Acts Ret.-Life Cmtys., Inc. Global Ministries, Inc. .......... 564 v. Town of Columbus ........... 482 Campbell v. City of Statesville ...... 484 Allscripts Healthcare, LLC Cape Hatteras Electric Membership v. Etransmedia Tech., Inc. ....... 530 Corp. v. Stevenson ............. 483 Allscripts Healthcare, LLC Catawba Cty. v. Loggins ........... 527 v. Etransmedia Tech., Inc. ....... 568 Chafin v. Chafin .................. 486 Allscripts Healthcare, LLC Clark v. Dep’t of Pub. Safety ....... 527 v. Etransmedia Tech., Inc. ....... 569 Cooper v. Berger ................. 525 Azige v. Holy Trinity Ethiopian Orthodox Cooper v. Berger ................. 562 Tewahdo Church .............. 532 Corwin v. British Am. Bazargani v. Marks ............... 533 Tobacco PLC ................. 525 Bell v. Goodyear Tire Corwin v. British Am. & Rubber Co. ................. 567 Tobacco PLC ................. 751 Blue v. Mountaire Farms, Inc. ...... 528 Darden v. Dep’t of Pub. Safety ..... 534 iii Davidson Cty. Broad. Co., Inc. King v. Albemarle Hosp. Auth. ..... 570 v. Iredell Cty. .................. 530 Krawiec v. Manly ................. 481 DiCesare v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Larsen v. Arlington Condo. Owners Hosp. Auth. ................... 756 Ass’n, Inc. .................... 750 Doss v. Adams ................... 521 Lewis v. Transit Mgmt. E. Brooks Wilkins Fam. Med., P.A. of Charlotte ................... 750 v. WakeMed ................... 524 McKenzie v. Dist. Ct. .............. 756 Eli Global, LLC v. Heavner ......... 521 McLean v. Bank of Am., N.A. ....... 535 G.S.C. Holdings, LLC v. McCrory ... 752 Meinck v. City of Gastonia ......... 755 Gentry v. Brooks ................. 753 Merrill v. Winston-Salem Forsyth Cty. Greene v. White .................. 485 Bd. of Educ. .................. 487 Gurganus v. Gurganus ............ 753 Murray v. Univ. of N.C. Hall v. Sison ..................... 486 at Chapel Hill ................. 754 Harrell v. Midland Bd. N.C. Dep’t of Pub. Safety of Adjustment ................. 751 v. Ledford .................... 567 Harris v. S. Commercial Glass ...... 569 N.C. Dep’t of Transp. v. Mission Hashemi v. Hashemi-Nejad ........ 521 Battleground Park, DST ........ 483 Head v. Gould Killian CPA N.C. State Bar v. Sutton ........... 534 Grp., P.A. ..................... 523 Neckles v. Harris Teeter ........... 750 Hedden v. Isbell .................. 487 Next Advisor Continued, Inc. Hildebran Heritage & Dev. Ass’n, Inc. v. Lendingtree, Inc. ............ 484 v. Town of Hildebran ........... 755 Nies v. Town of Emerald Isle ....... 484 Hopper v. Allen .................. 750 Noorsob v. Sup. Ct. of N.C.......... 527 Howell v. N.C. Wayne Cty. Dep’t Ocwen Loan Servicing v. Reaves ... 564 of Health & Human Servs. ...... 482 Old Republic Nat’l Title Ins. Co. Howell v. N.C. Wayne Cty. Dep’t Hartford Fire Ins. Co. .......... 567 of Health & Human Servs. ...... 530 Plasman v. Decca Furniture Hyde v. Poole .................... 481 (USA), Inc. ................... 754 In re A.E.C. ..................... 527 Plasman v. Decca Furniture In re A.J.P. ...................... 487 (USA), Inc. ................... 755 In re A.H......................... 562 Ponder v. Ponder ................. 528 In re A.P. ........................ 756 Poole v. State of N.C. ............. 522 In re Adoption of C.H.M. .......... 529 Powell v. State of N.C. ............ 481 In re Alex Ohara King ............. 755 Quality Built Homes Inc. v. Town In re Bynum ..................... 566 of Carthage ................... 568 In re Collins ..................... 564 Radcliffe v. Avenel Homeowne In re Corning Inc. ................ 757 Ass’n, Inc. .................... 569 In re D.P. & B.P. .................. 571 Riggsbee v. Jones ................ 528 In re Foreclosure of Adams ........ 526 Riggsbee v. Jones ................ 568 In re J.A.M. ...................... 480 S. Shores Realty Servs., Inc. In re J.A.M. ...................... 750 v. Miller ...................... 563 In re N.C. Rate Bureau ............ 530 Sandhill Amusements, Inc. v. Sheriff In re N.G.F., A.L.F. ................ 484 of Onslow Cty. ................ 531 In re S.C.H. & J.A.H. .............. 565 Sangster v. Shandles .............. 484 In re T.K. ........................ 757 Sauls v. Sauls .................... 570 In re Thompson .................. 524 SED Holdings, LLC v. 3 Star In re W.C.D. ..................... 536 Props., LLC ................... 528 Jamestown Pender, L.P. v. N.C. Settlers Edge Holding Co., LLC Dep’t of Transp. ............... 535 v. RES-NC Settlers Edge, LLC ... 522 Johnson v. Johnson ............... 566 Spruill v. Westfield Ins. Co. ........ 521 Johnson v. Johnsonow ............ 562 State v. Adams ................... 523 Jordan v. State ................... 526 State v. Adams ................... 526 KB Aircraft Acquisition, LLC State v. Adams ................... 562 v. Berry ...................... 531 State v. Allen .................... 522 iv State v. Anderson ................ 567 State v. Haizlip ................... 569 State v. Anthony ................. 530 State v. Haizlip ................... 758 State v. Applewhite ............... 571 State v. Hancock ................. 482 State v. Baker .................... 565 State v. Hinton ................... 536 State v. Battle .................... 488 State v. Hinton ................... 571 State v. Battle .................... 756 State v. Holloway ................ 487 State v. Batts .................... 566 State v. Holloway ................ 571 State v. Bell ..................... 523 State v. Hoover .................. 483 State v. Boger .................... 567 State v. Howell ................... 488 State v. Boger .................... 756 State v. Howell ................... 536 State v. Boger .................... 757 State v. Hudson .................. 565 State v. Boston ................... 564 State v. Hyman ................... 529 State v. Bouknight ................ 754 State v. Hyman ..................