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Attorney Andrew Brendle prevailed at Court of Appeals in dispute over promissory note and real property - August 2017

Jason Kyle v. Helmi L. Felfel and Laura C. Felfel, No. COA16-1318, Plaintiff sued to enforce a $200,000.00 promissory note in his favor.  The North Carolina Court of Appeals unanimously reversed the trial court’s denial of the judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of the Defendants because the promissory note failed as a result of the illusory consideration which violated the statute of frauds.  You may read the full opinion here: https://appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/?c=2&pdf=35477.