Steed v. Cranford

The vehicular collision which is the subject matter of this litigation has given rise to much litigation since its occurrence on 3 September 1965. Another phase of this litigation is contained in the case of Cranford v. Steed, 268 N.C. 595, 151 S.E. 2d 206 (1966).

This case presents three questions: (1) Does the Clerk of Superior Court have authority to enter a judgment by default and inquiry in a pending action when there has been filed an unverified answer to a verified complaint? The answer to this is, no. Under such circumstances the Clerk of Superior Court has no authority to enter a…