Lowder v. All Star Mills, Inc.

EAGLES, Judge.

Defendants argue that the method the trial court used to allocate the receivership’s expenses constitutes error. We disagree.

*332Those who benefit from the receivership should bear its expense and, where several parties benefit, the expense should be allocated in proportion to the benefit received. See Bank v. Country Club, 208 N.C. 239, 179 S.E. 882 (1935); Graham v. Carr, 133 N.C. 449, 45 S.E. 847 (1903). Because the benefit received from the receivers’ services will largely depend on the facts in each case, the trial court has discretion in apportioning the expenses of…