WESLEY v. BLAND

No. 8814SC294.

374 S.E.2d 475 (1988)

William WESLEY, Individually, and Michael Wesley, A Minor Child, By and Through His Guardian Ad Litem, William Wesley v. Samuel BLAND and, Joyce Atkinson Bland.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 30, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. Perry, Durham, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Haywood, Denny, Miller, Johnson, Sessoms & Patrick by George W. Miller, Jr. and Sherry R. Dawson, Durham, for defendants-appellees.


ORR, Judge.

The determinative issue on appeal is whether plaintiffs' motion for a voluntary dismissal was made in a timely manner. If the motion was timely, the trial court's order for summary judgment was improperly granted and plaintiffs are not barred from refiling the lawsuit within the one-year time limitation.

G.S. 1A-1, Rule 41(a)(1) states "an action or any claim therein may be dismissed by the plaintiff without order of court (i) by filing a notice...

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