Brock and Scott Holdings, Inc. v. West

GEER, Judge.

When plaintiff Brock and Scott Holdings, Inc. failed to appear at a court-ordered arbitration, the arbitrator dismissed this action brought against defendant Kim D. West. Plaintiff subsequently filed a motion to set aside the arbitration award pursuant to Rule 60(b) of the Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s judgment and order dismissing the action in accordance with the arbitration award and denying plaintiff’s Rule 60(b) motion. Under the North Carolina Rules for Court-Ordered Arbitration, however, plaintiff was required to demand a trial de novo…