Kiser v. Kiser

385 S.E.2d 487 (1989)

325 N.C. 502

Frances Pratt KISER

v.

Winford J.B. KISER.

No. 499PA88.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 9, 1989.

Walter W. Baker, Jr. and Jeffrey L. Mabe, High Point, for plaintiff-appellant.

Joe D. Floyd, Schoch, Schoch and Schoch by Arch Schoch, Jr. and Michael W. Sigler, High Point, for defendant-appellee.

MARTIN, Justice.

This case raises the question of whether there is a right to trial by jury in an equitable distribution action under the North Carolina Constitution. We answer the question in the negative.

In brief, the facts show that the plaintiff filed a complaint…