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Walters v. Cooper

Supreme Court of North Carolina.
Oct 4, 2013
367 N.C. 117 (N.C. 2013)

Opinion

No. 156A13.

2013-10-4

Paul E. WALTERS v. Roy A. COOPER, III, in his official capacity as Attorney General for the State of North Carolina.

Etheridge, Hamlett & Murray, L.L.P., Nashville, by J. Richard Hamlett, II, for plaintiff-appellee. Roy Cooper, Attorney General, by William P. Hart, Jr. and Lauren Tally Earnhardt, Assistant Attorneys General, for defendant-appellant.


Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A–30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, ––– N.C.App. ––––, 739 S.E.2d 185 (2013), reversing and remanding an order granting summary judgment for defendant entered on 23 July 2012 by Judge Quentin T. Sumner in Superior Court, Nash County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 5 September 2013. Etheridge, Hamlett & Murray, L.L.P., Nashville, by J. Richard Hamlett, II, for plaintiff-appellee. Roy Cooper, Attorney General, by William P. Hart, Jr. and Lauren Tally Earnhardt, Assistant Attorneys General, for defendant-appellant.
PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Walters v. Cooper

Supreme Court of North Carolina.
Oct 4, 2013
367 N.C. 117 (N.C. 2013)
Case details for

Walters v. Cooper

Case Details

Full title:Paul E. WALTERS v. Roy A. COOPER, III, in his official capacity as…

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Date published: Oct 4, 2013

Citations

367 N.C. 117 (N.C. 2013)
748 S.E.2d 144

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