Streeter v. Streeter

PARKER, Judge.

Plaintiff made twelve assignments of error. He discusses only the first four of these in his brief. The rest are deemed abandoned. Rule 28(a), Rules of Appellate Procedure.

In his first assignment of error plaintiff challenges the court’s conclusion that there had been “no laches on the part of the defendant who hoped for a reconciliation of her marriage and had no money for attorney’s fees.” We find no error.

Laches is an affirmative defense, G.S. 1A-1, Rule 8(c), which in this case was plaintiff’s burden to prove. Plaintiff has neither alleged nor offered any evidence to prove…