Citicorp Person-To-Person Financial Center, Inc. v. Stallings 601 Sales, Inc.

ARNOLD, Judge.

Although these two cases were considered separately by the trial court they are consolidated for our appraisal on appeal.

First, we reject defendant’s argument that the judge was required first to rule on its motion for change of venue (under Rule 12(b) (3)) and that by allowing that motion the court was then without authority to grant plaintiffs’ motions for immediate possession of the collateral. Relying on Little v. Little, 12 N.C. App. 353, 183 S.E. 2d 278 (1971), defendant asserts that once a motion for change of venue is aptly made the court cannot thereafter enter any…