Johnson v. Pearce

Read Johnson v. Pearce, 148 N.C.App. 199 (2001). In this case, the plaintiff sued the defendant for criminal conversation. Is this a civil litigation matter or a criminal prosecution? The case is available at this link: http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case Links to an external site.case=10159013992593966605&q=Johnson+v.+Pearce&hl=en&as_sdt=2,5.