McLAURIN v. WINSTON-SALEM SOUTHBOUND RY.

No. 8720SC188.

361 S.E.2d 95 (1987)

87 N.C. App. 413

Thelma H. McLAURIN, Widow, and Eleanor Ruth McRorie, Widow v. WINSTON-SALEM SOUTHBOUND RAILWAY COMPANY, a corporation; Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., a corporation; and Landon A. Scarborough.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 20, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry T. Drake, Wadesboro, for plaintiff-appellants.

Craige, Brawley, Liipfert and Ross by William W. Walker, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellant/appellee Winston-Salem Southbound Ry. Co.

Thomas, Harrington and Biedler by John T. Burns, Monroe, for defendant-appellant/appellee Landon A. Scarborough.


WELLS, Judge.

This case calls upon us to review for errors of law three orders entered below: (1) an order to transfer, (2) an order to dismiss for failure to state a claim, and (3) an order denying motions to dismiss an appeal. We will review the three orders seriatim.

1. Plaintiffs contend that the trial court erred in transferring the case from the district court to the superior court division. We disagree. In pertinent part, N.C. Gen.Stat. §...

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