by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, North Carolina, Superior and District Courts
In all cases, civil or criminal, if no evidence is introduced by the defendant, the right to open and close the argument to the jury shall belong to him. If a question arises as to whether the plaintiff or the defendant has the final argument to the jury, the court...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, North Carolina, Superior and District Courts
At any time before the presentation of evidence counsel for each party may make an opening statement setting forth the grounds for his claim or defense.The parties may elect to waive opening statements.Opening statements shall be subject to such time and scope...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, North Carolina
No error in either the admission or exclusion of evidence and no error or defect in any ruling or order or in anything done or omitted by any of the parties is ground for granting a new trial or for setting aside a verdict or for vacating, modifying, or otherwise...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, North Carolina
(a) Clerical mistakes. – Clerical mistakes in judgments, orders or other parts of the record and errors therein arising from oversight or omission may be corrected by the judge at any time on his own initiative or on the motion of any party and after such...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, North Carolina, Superior and District Courts
Counsel are required to begin promptly such discovery proceedings as should be utilized in each case, and are authorized to begin even before the pleadings are completed. Counsel are not permitted to wait until the pre-trial conference is imminent to initiate...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, North Carolina
(a) Grounds. – A new trial may be granted to all or any of the parties and on all or part of the issues for any of the following causes or grounds: (1) Any irregularity by which any party was prevented from having a fair trial;(2) Misconduct of the jury or...
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