Wilson v. Wilson

ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

We must first determine whether Crews appeals interlocutory orders that are not immediately appealable. “As a general rule, an order compelling discovery is not immediately appealable because it is interlocutory and does not affect a substantial right which would be lost if the ruling is not reviewed before final judgment.” Benfield v. Benfield, 89 N.C. App. 415, 418, 366 S.E.2d 500, 502 (1988); see generally N.C. Gen. Stat. § 5A-24 (1986); G.S. § 7A-27 (1995). Nevertheless,

when a civil litigant is adjudged to be in contempt for failing to comply with an earlier discovery…