Williams v. Blount

VAUGHN, Judge.

Defendants are appealing from an order entered allowing plaintiff to examine defendants for the purpose of securing information to draw a complaint. Appeal from such an order is premature and subject to dismissal. Tillis v. Cotton Mills, 238 N.C. 124, 76 S.E. 2d 376; Brown v. Clement Co., 203 N.C. 508, 166 S.E. 515; Johnson v. Mills Company, 196 N.C. 93, 144 S.E. 534. However, this Court can, and in this case will, in its discretion, consider the appeal on its merits. Fox v. Yarborough, 225 N.C. 606, 35 S.E. 2d 885; Knight v. Little, 217 N.C. 681, 9 S.E. 2d 377; Bohannon v.…