Legal Opinion
Sutton v. Duke
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided August 28, 1970No. 40PublishedCited by 670 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSharp, J.
The demurrer in this case was interposed under G.S. 1-127 (6). This section was repealed by N. C. Sess. L. ch. 954, § 4 (1967), which enacted the new North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure (NCRCP). These rules became effective 1 January 1970 and were made applicable “to actions and proceedings pending on that date as well as to actions and proceedings commenced on and after that date.” N.C. Sess. L. ch. 803 (1969). The decision of the Court of Appeals, which reversed the trial court’s judgment sustaining the demurrer and dismissing the action, was filed 31 December 1969. Thus, this appeal…
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