Lazenby v. Godwin

MARTIN (Harry C.), Judge.

Plaintiffs attempt to appeal from a pretrial order entered pursuant to Rule 16 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Proce*301dure. The pretrial order is interlocutory and is not appealable. Green v. Insurance Co., 250 N.C. 730, 110 S.E. 2d 321 (1959); DeBruhl v. Highway Com., 241 N.C. 616, 86 S.E. 2d 202 (1955). While Green involved interpreting former N.C.G.S. 1-169.1, repealed 1 January 1970, the language pertinent to that appeal is almost identical to the applicable portion of the present Rule 16. The former statute reads: “Such order shall control the subsequent…