Appert v. Appert

WELLS, Judge.

We must first determine whether plaintiffs appeal is premature. N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-277 (1983) and 7A-27 (1981), taken together, provide that no appeal lies to an appellate court from an interlocutory order or ruling of the trial judge unless the ruling or order affects a substantial right claimed in the proceeding. See Bailey v. Gooding, 301 N.C. 205, 270 S.E. 2d 431 (1980); Waters v. Personnel, Inc., 294 N.C. 200, 240 S.E. 2d 338 (1978). It is not disputed that the order in question is interlocutory; therefore, we need only determine whether it affects a substantial right so…