Keyes v. Johnson, NC Supreme Court, 2013 NC LEXIS 339
Apr 12, 2013OUTCOME: fees denied to counsel requesting same
attorney fee claim with respect to interim guardianship proceeding--counsel represented ward's estate and guardian
Raleigh, NC
Estate planning Lawyer at Raleigh, NC
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Tax, Business
OUTCOME: fees denied to counsel requesting same
attorney fee claim with respect to interim guardianship proceeding--counsel represented ward's estate and guardian
OUTCOME: trial court decision in favor of defendants affirmed
will construction--counsel for defendants
OUTCOME: Plaintiff (client) prevailed
Docketed judgment misspelled defendant's name (as "Phillips"); defendant claimed insufficient notice and lien invalid
OUTCOME: claim barred
Equitable estoppel barred shareholder from denying validity of corporate debt because shareholder had admitted validity of debts in various capacities and one director detrimentally relied on sharehold ... er's assertion.
OUTCOME: Defendant (client) prevailed
Prescriptive easement claim--no evidence of hostile character by plaintiff
OUTCOME: Bank prevailed
Checking Account balance garnished by bank--right of set off not waived by honoring checks after date note became due
OUTCOME: Defendant (client) prevailed
Easement by implication proved by past common ownership of dominant and servient parcels, with common use of path
OUTCOME: Plaintiff (client) prevailed
One who conveyed in order to avoid potential creditors was not entitled to imposition of a constructive trust, even though creditors never made a claim--one who seeks equity must have clean hands
OUTCOME: Defendant (client) prevailed
Separation not tainted by being executed in office of counsel for one of parties but was valid because entered into freely and voluntarily.
OUTCOME: trial court decision in favor of defendants affirmed
Scars not bodily disfigurement--no loss of employment opportunities