Slade v. Vernon

WELLS, Judge.

The sole question upon review is whether the trial court erred in denying defendants’ summary judgment motion based upon public officers’ immunity, governmental immunity and qualified immunity.

We first address the threshold issue of the reviewability of an order denying appellants’ summary judgment motion. Generally, the denial of a motion for summary judgment is not appealable as an interlocutory order unless such order would deprive the appellant of a substantial right which would be lost if not reviewed prior to final judgment. See N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-277; Pruitt v. Williams,…