Hyatt v. Town of Lake Lure

STEELMAN, Judge.

Appeal of an interlocutory order that fails to dispose of all claims against all parties is premature and must be dismissed.

Factual and Procedural Background

“The procedural quagmire that confronts us here is best unraveled by a chronological account of the proceedings in the trial court[s].” Bailey v. Gooding, 301 N.C. 205, 206, 270 S.E.2d 431, 432 (1980). On 24 April 2002 plaintiff filed an action in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina against the Town of Lake Lure (“Town”) and others. Her amended complaint asserted four causes of…