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BURWELL v. GRIFFIN

No. 839SC289.

312 S.E.2d 917 (1984)

William Lee BURWELL and William Taylor Wilson v. James H. GRIFFIN, individually and in his capacity as Chief of Police of the City of Oxford; H.T. Ragland, Jr., individually and in his capacity as City Manager of the City of Oxford; State of North Carolina; and the City of Oxford, North Carolina.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 20, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edmundson & Catherwood by John W. Watson, Jr., and Robert K. Catherwood, Oxford, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Haywood, Denny & Miller by J.A. Webster, III, and George W. Miller, Jr., Durham, for defendants-appellees James H. Griffin, individually and in his capacity as Chief of Police of the City of Oxford, and H.T. Ragland, Jr., individually and in his capacity as City Manager of the City of Oxford.

John H. Pike, Oxford, for defendant-appellee James H. Griffin, individually.

Royster, Royster & Cross by T.S. Royster, Jr., Oxford, for defendant-appellee H.T. Ragland, Jr., individually.

Watkins, Finch & Hopper by Daniel F. Finch, Oxford, for defendant-appellee City of Oxford.

VAUGHN, Chief Judge.

Before turning to the central issue of this appeal, that is, whether defendants abided by the procedures associated with plaintiffs' demotions, we must first address the threshold question of whether Judge Hobgood's order is currently appealable or whether plaintiffs have brought this appeal prematurely. Plaintiffs' first two assignments of error relate to appealability. Plaintiffs contend that Judge Hobgood's order is appealable because it affects...

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