Rudder v. Lawton

WEBB, Judge.

By this appeal, defendant seeks appellate review of the trial court’s orders granting plaintiffs motion in limine and awarding a partial new trial on the issue of damages. Defendant has no immediate right to appeal from these interlocutory orders. Although the orders may affect a substantial right of the defendant, this possibility does not make the orders appealable unless they “will work injury to . . . [him] if not corrected before an appeal from the final judgment.” Industries, Inc. v. Insurance Co., 296 N.C. 486, 491, 251 S.E. 2d 443, 447 (1979). This is not such a case.…