Arey v. Lemons

Upon an appeal from an order granting or refusing an interlocutory injunction, the Supreme Court may review both the findings of fact and the conclusions of law. Finger v. Spinning Co., 190 N.C. 74, 128 S.E. 467; Coates v. Wilkes, 92 N.C. 376.

The purpose of an interlocutory injunction is to preserve the status quo of the subject matter of the suit until a trial can be had on the merits. Boone v. Boone, 217 N.C. 722, 9 S.E. 2d 383; S. v. Scott, 182 N.C. 865, 109 S.E. 789; Harrison v. Bray, 92 N.C. 488. For this reason, an interlocutory injunction does not lie to take property out of the…