Waters v. Qualified Personnel, Inc.

ARNOLD, Judge.

The rule is well settled in North Carolina that, “[o]ne superior court judge cannot modify an order of another superior court judge, even if based upon an erroneous application of legal principles.” Public Service Co. v. Lovin, 9 N.C. App. 709, 711, 177 S.E. 2d 448 (1970). This statement is in accord with Green v. Charlotte Chemical Laboratory, Inc., 254 N.C. 680, 120 S.E. 2d 82 (1961), wherein our Supreme Court said that one judge’s “order or judgment which affects some substantial right claimed by a party may not be modified or vacated by another judge on the ground that it is…