Duncan v. Duncan

ORR, Judge.

Respondent puts forth several assignments of error contesting the validity of the trial court’s order. However, for the reasons below, we conclude that the order entered by the trial court was not a final judgment but, instead, was an entry of default not subject to review here.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 55 (1990) provides:(a) Entry. — When a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead or is otherwise subject to default judgment as provided by these rules or by statute and that fact is made to appear by affidavit, motion of attorney for the…