SAWYER v. SAWYER

No. 8128DC137.

282 S.E.2d 527 (1981)

Barbara Rice SAWYER v. Joe Richard SAWYER.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 6, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Riddle, Shackelford & Hyler by John E. Shackelford, Asheville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Barnes, Wadford & Carter by Steven Kropelnicki, Jr., Asheville, for defendant-appellant.


HILL, Judge.

Defendant contends on appeal that the trial judge erred in striking his affirmative defenses, in denying his motion for involuntary dismissal, and in granting to plaintiff an absolute divorce because these rulings require an unconstitutionally retroactive application of G.S. 50-6; to wit, the parties hereto were married before the amendment to G.S. 50-6 abolishing the defense of recrimination. In addition, defendant contends that this retroactive application...

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