Tridyn Industries, Inc. v. American Mutual Insurance

EXUM, Justice.

The question presented is whether an order of the trial court allowing plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability, reserving for trial the issue of damages, and denying defendant’s motion for summary judgment is appealable. We hold that it is not. The Court of Appeals correctly allowed plaintiff’s motion to dismiss defendant’s appeal. Its order is affirmed.

Plaintiff Tridyn is a North Carolina corporation which manufactures and sells polyvinyl chloride pipes and pipe couplings for use in fresh water supply systems. Defendant is a corporation…