Case Title: Pintacuda v. Zuckeberg

Citation: 358 N.C. 211

Docket Number: 509A03

State: north-carolina

Court: North Carolina Supreme Court

Date: 2004-04-02T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 509A03 FILED: 2 APRIL 2004 JAY T. PINTACUDA and wife LUCRETIA PINTACUDA v. JACK ZUCKEBERG Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 159 N.C. App. 617, 583 S.E.2d 348 (2003), reversing an order entered 17 May 2002 by Judge Robert D. Lewis, in Superior Court, Buncombe County. On 1 October 2003, the Supreme Court granted discretionary review as to additional issues. Heard in the Supreme Court 15 March 2004. Roberts & Stevens, P.A., by Jacqueline D. Grant and Kenneth R. Hunt, for plaintiffs-appellees. Van Winkle, Buck, Wall, Starnes, & Davis, P.A., by Dale A. Curriden and Vaughn S. Monroe, for defendant-appellant. PER CURIAM. As to the issue on direct appeal, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion. Further, we conclude that the petition for discretionary review as to the additional issues was improvidently allowed. REVERSED; DISCRETIONARY REVIEW IMPROVIDENTLY ALLOWED.