The court held that the trial court erred by admitting and twice publishing repetitious, inflammatory photographs of the victims, considering their limited additional probative value and the prejudicial manner of presentation.
Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1988
Published opinions from 1988. The case name opens the case page.
1988 opinions
North CarolinaUnited Laboratories, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. William Douglas Kuykendall, and Share Corporation, a Wisconsin…
July 28, 1988322 N.C. 643
The Court held that both noncompetition agreements protected legitimate business interests and were enforceable under the governing North Carolina and Illinois law. It upheld the directed verdict against Kuykendall for breach of the 1983 agreement, but held that Share’s liability for tortious interference and the…
North CarolinaHerbert Dean Boudreau v. Milo Baughman and Milo Baughman Design, Inc.
June 2, 1988322 N.C. 331
The court held that Florida law governs the tort and warranty claims because Florida had the applicable substantive relationship to the claims, and that Florida's statute of repose therefore controlled.
North CarolinaAbdulati Bolkhir, Gal, of Ahmed Bolkhir, Minor v. North Carolina State University
March 9, 1988321 N.C. 706
The court held that the Industrial Commission could find the university negligent because its employee replaced a screen panel with glass despite knowing that young children habitually pushed on that panel to open the door; reasonable minds could differ about whether that repair was prudent and whether injury was…