Nichols v. Wachovia Bank & Trust Co.

If an appellant would be successful in this Court in his quest for relief against a judgment of the Superior Court, he must show either by the record proper or by the case on appeal these two things: (1) That the trial court committed an error; and (2) that such error was harmful to him. S. v. Gibson, 229 N.C. 491, 50 S.E. 2d 520. This is true because this Court disregards errors which do not prejudice substantial rights of litigants.

The plaintiff asserts that the trial court erred in its charge by failing to instruct the jury with the accuracy and completeness required by G.S. 1-180 as to…