THOMPSON v. HANK'S OF CAROLINA, INC.

No. 912SC934.

426 S.E.2d 278 (1993)

109 N.C. App. 89

Robert G. THOMPSON and wife, Linda Thompson, and Hank's Gourmet Desserts, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. HANK'S OF CAROLINA, INC., Hank's Homemade Ice Cream, Inc., Christopher A. Risely, Joseph Kadane and Susan E. Rittenhouse, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 16, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patterson, Dilthey, Clay, Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog by Susan K. Burkhart, Raleigh and Maxwell & Hutson, P.A. by John C. Martin, Durham, for plaintiffs.

Everett, Everett, Warren & Harper by Edward J. Harper, II, Greenville, for defendants.


EAGLES, Judge.

Plaintiffs argue that the trial court erred by dismissing their claims pursuant to G.S. § 1-109. Specifically, plaintiffs argue that the trial court lacked authority to dismiss their actions pursuant to G.S. § 1-109 and that dismissal was an inappropriate sanction.

G.S. § 1-109 allows a defendant in a civil action or special proceeding to seek a $200.00 prosecution bond. It also provides, in pertinent part, that "failure to comply...

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