Gibson v. Cline

BRITT, Judge.

Defendants contend that the order appealed from does not meet the requirements of G.S. 1A-1, Rule 65(d). This contention has merit.

G.S. 1A-1, Rule 65(d), provides in pertinent part as follows: “Every order granting an injunction and every restraining order shall set forth the reasons for its issuance; shall be specific in terms; shall describe in reasonable detail, and not by reference to the complaint or other document, the act or acts enjoined or restrained;....”

This rule represents a departure from prior North Carolina practice. See 2 A. McIntosh, North Carolina Practice and…