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sovereign immunity is unsound doctrine in North Carolina

9 North Carolina opinions name it 2 courts 1972–2022 2 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 (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Steelman v. City of New Berngreen
nc · 1971 · cited in 8 North Carolina opinions naming this issue, 1972–2022
2 sentences

2022See Steelman v. New Bern, N.C., 279 N.C. 589, 595 , 184 S.E.2d 239, 243 (1971) (“It may well be that the logic of the doctrine of sovereign immunity is unsound and that the reasons which led to its adoption are not as forceful today as they were when it was adopted.

2022See Steelman v. New Bern, N.C., 279 N.C. 589, 595 , 184 S.E.2d 239, 243 (1971) (“It may well be that the logic of the doctrine of sovereign immunity is unsound and that the reasons which led to its adoption are not as forceful today as they were when it was adopted.

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State v. Powellgreen
nc · 1971 · cited in 1 North Carolina opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
1 sentence

2013In Estate of Williams , our Supreme Court stated: “We suggested in Steelman v. City of New Bern, ‘It may well be that the logic of the doctrine of sovereign immunity is unsound and that the reasons which led to its adoption are not as forceful today as they were when it was adopted.’ 279 N.C. at 595; 184 S.E.2d at 243.

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State v. Bannergreen
nc · 1971 · cited in 1 North Carolina opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
1 sentence

2013In Estate of Williams , our Supreme Court stated: “We suggested in Steelman v. City of New Bern, ‘It may well be that the logic of the doctrine of sovereign immunity is unsound and that the reasons which led to its adoption are not as forceful today as they were when it was adopted.’ 279 N.C. at 595; 184 S.E.2d at 243.

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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.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

NC § N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-277 (3)

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.

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