Appeals Court rules for Wake sheriff in dispute involving Corum claim

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Wake County Sheriff Willie Rowe in a case that involved the rules surrounding state Corum claims.

Appellate judges agreed Wednesday that plaintiff Vicki Britt should have brought her Corum claim when she originally filed suit against then-Sheriff Gerard Baker in 2021.

A Corum claim is a type of lawsuit in North Carolina courts that allows a person to seek an injunction or monetary damages based on violations of state constitutional rights…

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