· 9/8/1994
Dickerson Carolina, Inc. v. Harrelson
Citations
- 337 N.C. 691
- 448 S.E.2d 520
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that normal attorney-client relationship does not bar Rule 60(b) relief when “the evidence is clear that the attorney and his client were not acting as one”
- holding that normal attorney-client relationship does not bar Rule 60(b) relief when \the evidence is clear that the attorney and his client were not acting as one\
- granting relief in part because counsel \actively misled and lulled his client into believing this case was proceeding smoothly\
- distinguishing Link as a case concerning trial court’s discretion to dismiss a case for failure to prosecute rather than its power to vacate a default judgment
- distinguishing Link as a case concerning trial court's discretion to dismiss a case for failure to prosecute rather than its power to vacate a default judgment
- “The usual understanding of the attorney-client agency relationship, however, should not bar relief under Rule 60(b
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