Reed v. Abrahamson

WHICHARD, Justice.

On 2 October 1989, at the conclusion of a civil jury trial in plaintiff’s action for personal injury, the jury returned a verdict of $50,000 for plaintiff against all defendants. The assistant clerk of court wrote the words “jury verdict” beside the case caption on the court calendar, and the trial court directed plaintiff’s counsel to prepare a judgment reflecting the jury verdict. On 9 October 1989, the trial court signed the judgment prepared by plaintiff’s counsel.

Rule 3(c) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure required defendants to file written notice of…