Peeler v. Peeler

Plaintiff appellee contends that the appeal should be dismissed because it is from an interlocutory decree and is therefore premature. We do not agree. It is provided by the statute that an “appeal lies of right directly to the Court of Appeals” from any interlocutory order of a superior court or district court in a civil action which affects a substantial right. G.S. 7A-27(d). We hold that an order requiring payment of alimony pendente lite and attorney fees affects a substantial right from which an appeal lies as a matter of right. See also Kearns v. Kearns, 6 N.C. App. 319, 170 S.E. 2d 132…