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blanket immunity in North Carolina

9 North Carolina opinions name it 3 courts 1984–2020 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by North Carolina courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (4)

CaseFollowedCited
Jobe v. International Insurancegreen
azd · 1995 · cited in 1 North Carolina opinions naming this issue, 2018–2018
1 sentence

2018Co., 933 F. Supp. 844, 860 (D.

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O'BRYAN v. Ashlandgreen
sd · 2006 · cited in 1 North Carolina opinions naming this issue, 2018–2018
1 sentence

2018See e.g., O’Bryan, 717 N.W.2d at 638–39 (refusing to adopt a blanket rule forbidding interest recovery and affirming the jury’s award of interest on tax underpayment); Jobe v. Int’l Ins.

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DeFusco v. Todesca Forte, Inc.green
ri · 1996 · cited in 1 North Carolina opinions naming this issue, 2002–2002
2 sentences

2002Such a blanket defense, however, would not be consistent with the purpose of the public duty doctrine, which is to “ ‘shield[] the state and its political subdivisions from tort liability arising out of discretionary governmental actions.’ ” Stone, 347 N.C. at 482 , 495 S.E.2d at 716 (quoting DeFusco v. Todesca Forte, Inc., 683 A.2d 363, 365 (R.I. 1996)).

2002Such a blanket defense, however, would not be consistent with the purpose of the public duty doctrine, which is to “ ‘shield[] the state and its political subdivisions from tort liability arising out of discretionary governmental actions.’ ” Stone, 347 N.C. at 482 , 495 S.E.2d at 716 (quoting DeFusco v. Todesca Forte, Inc., 683 A.2d 363, 365 (R.I. 1996)).

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Lyon & Sons, Inc. v. N. C. State Board of Educationgreen
nc · 1953 · cited in 1 North Carolina opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
2 sentences

1998State Bd. of Educ., 238 N.C. 24, 27 , 76 S.E.2d 553, 555 (1953), or omissions, Phillips v. N.C.

1998State Bd. of Educ., 238 N.C. 24, 27 , 76 S.E.2d 553, 555 (1953), or omissions, Phillips v. N.C.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in North Carolina. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (7)

CaseCitedYears
Parker v. Brown green
scotus · 1943
2 sentences

2020Opinion of the Court antitrust suit under Chapter 75.” Plaintiffs claim that “the [trial] court’s reading of Madison Cablevision turns this Court’s decision on its head and effectively renders it a nullity,” arguing that, “if cities, towns, and quasi-municipal corporations have blanket immunity from all claims under Chapter 75, this Court’s statutory and policy- based analysis in Madison Cablevision was superfluous” given that “there is no mention in Madison Cablevision, even in dicta, that an entity other than the State could receive the blanket immunity from antitrust claims under Chapter 75

2020Opinion of the Court antitrust suit under Chapter 75.” Plaintiffs claim that “the [trial] court’s reading of Madison Cablevision turns this Court’s decision on its head and effectively renders it a nullity,” arguing that, “if cities, towns, and quasi-municipal corporations have blanket immunity from all claims under Chapter 75, this Court’s statutory and policy- based analysis in Madison Cablevision was superfluous” given that “there is no mention in Madison Cablevision, even in dicta, that an entity other than the State could receive the blanket immunity from antitrust claims under Chapter 75

12020–2020
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. v. Calco Enterprises green
ncctapp · 1999
1 sentence

2014App. at 241 , 511 S.E.2d at 675 , the North Carolina Court of Appeals, on first reading appears to have adopted a blanket rule that a subsequent superior court judge may revisit a prior judge’s ruling on standing because questions of the court’s jurisdiction can always be revisited at any stage of the proceedings.

12014–2014
State v. Campbell green
nc · 1979
1 sentence

2014Instead, Campbell holds that evidence of a plea agreement “by one defendant is [not] competent as evidence of the guilt of a codefendant on the same charges.” Id. (emphasis added).

12014–2014
Stone v. North Carolina Department of Labor green
nc · 1998
2 sentences

2002Such a blanket defense, however, would not be consistent with the purpose of the public duty doctrine, which is to “ ‘shield[] the state and its political subdivisions from tort liability arising out of discretionary governmental actions.’ ” Stone, 347 N.C. at 482 , 495 S.E.2d at 716 (quoting DeFusco v. Todesca Forte, Inc., 683 A.2d 363, 365 (R.I. 1996)).

2002Such a blanket defense, however, would not be consistent with the purpose of the public duty doctrine, which is to “ ‘shield[] the state and its political subdivisions from tort liability arising out of discretionary governmental actions.’ ” Stone, 347 N.C. at 482 , 495 S.E.2d at 716 (quoting DeFusco v. Todesca Forte, Inc., 683 A.2d 363, 365 (R.I. 1996)).

12002–2002
State v. . Hall green
nc · 1922
2 sentences

1989In State v. Hall, 183 N.C. 807 , 112 S.E. 431 (1922), the State appealed the trial court’s arrest of judgment as permitted under former Section 15-179(4).

1989In State v. Hall, 183 N.C. 807 , 112 S.E. 431 (1922), the State appealed the trial court’s arrest of judgment as permitted under former Section 15-179(4).

11989–1989
Miller v. Register and Tribune Syndicate, Inc. green
iowa · 1983
1 sentence

1985Id.

11985–1985
State v. Grier green
nc · 1983
2 sentences

1984The subsequent decision of our Supreme Court in State v. Grier, 307 N.C. 628 , 300 S.E. 2d 351 (1983), establishing a blanket rule against admissibility of polygraph evidence in any trial, confirms and reinforces Maker-son.

1984The subsequent decision of our Supreme Court in State v. Grier, 307 N.C. 628 , 300 S.E. 2d 351 (1983), establishing a blanket rule against admissibility of polygraph evidence in any trial, confirms and reinforces Maker-son.

11984–1984

Statutes the citing opinions construe

NC § N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1 (4)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

CA 195 (1967–2026) TX 85 (1929–2026) IL 84 (1978–2026) PA 83 (1943–2025) NY 76 (1962–2026) OH 64 (1972–2026) WI 60 (1980–2026) FL 55 (1969–2024) WA 44 (1973–2021) LA 36 (1981–2024) MD 31 (1979–2022) MI 29 (1968–2026) UT 27 (1980–2025) MN 27 (1972–2025) NJ 26 (1983–2025) MA 25 (1993–2025) DC 24 (1977–2025) CT 24 (1966–2026) CO 23 (1986–2026) IN 22 (1974–2025) OR 21 (1920–2024) AL 21 (1921–2024) GA 19 (1990–2026) WV 19 (1992–2024) KS 19 (1928–2025) TN 18 (1997–2018) NM 18 (1992–2025) MO 14 (1992–2025) MS 13 (1983–2019) AZ 13 (1989–2025) NH 13 (1987–2022) WY 12 (1994–2023) ND 12 (1993–2021) VT 11 (1985–2022) NE 11 (1993–2025) DE 11 (1986–2026) IA 10 (1982–2019) VA 10 (1981–2015) ID 10 (1979–2019) NC 9 (1984–2020) AR 8 (1991–2013) ME 8 (1952–2019) MT 8 (1998–2025) KY 7 (1970–2014) HI 7 (2010–2021) SD 6 (1999–2015) NV 5 (1910–2021) AK 5 (1978–2017) RI 5 (1991–2010) SC 4 (1973–2025) VI 4 (2010–2026) OK 2 (2010–2014)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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