Mooresville, NC
Family Lawyer at Mooresville, NC
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Trial result affirmed.
Represented - Plaintiff. Jury returned a verdict in favor of the Plaintiff finding that Defendant had defrauded her of $435,000. Defendant argued on appeal that the judge should have granted his moti ... on for a directed verdict before the case went to the jury. The Court of Appeal ruled that substantial evidence of each element of fraud was presented and the case properly went before the jury to decide
OUTCOME: Trial Court's Alimony Order Affirmed
Represented - Husband. The trial court awarded Wife permanent alimony for only 120 days despite the marriage lasting 25 years. This was based on various statutory factors brought out by evidence pres ... ented at trial. Wife appealed arguing that 120 days of alimony for a 25 year marriage was an abuse of the judge's discretion to set the term of alimony. The court of appeals disagreed and affirmed the result.