Caldwell's Well Drilling, Inc. v. Moore

HEDRICK, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in denying its motion to amend its complaint. After the statutory time for amending pleadings as a matter of course has elapsed, a motion to amend a complaint pursuant to G.S. 1A-1, Rule 15(a) is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial judge and the denial of such motion is not reviewable on appeal absent a clear showing of abuse of discretion. Smith v. McRary, 306 N.C. 664, 295 S.E. 2d 444 (1982). In the present case, there is no showing that the trial court abused its discretion in denying the motion to amend…