Legal Opinion

Boyd v. Drum

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided June 2, 1998No. COA97-941PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HORTON, Judge.

Plaintiffs contend the trial court erred in: (I) denying their motion to amend the pleadings to conform to the evidence; and (II) granting directed verdicts and dismissing the cases against defendants Drum *590and Balls Creek. Defendants Read and ADR are not parties to this appeal.

I

Plaintiffs first assign as error the failure of the court to allow them to amend their complaint to conform to the evidence. A motion to amend the pleadings is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court and is not reviewable on appeal in the absence of a showing of abuse of discretion. Flores v.…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Dickens v. PuryearSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
  2. United Laboratories, Inc. v. KuykendallSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
  3. Johnson v. Phoenix Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  4. Branch Banking and Trust Co. v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1992
  5. Myers & Chapman v. Thomas G. EvansSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988

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3Cited by34 opinions

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  2. Lake Mary Ltd. Partnership v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2001
  3. Stetser v. Tap Pharmaceutical Products, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2004
  4. Nelson v. Hartford Underwriters InsuranceCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2006
  5. Swain v. ElflandCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2001

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