DOCKERY v. HOCUTT

No. COA01-1457.

571 S.E.2d 81 (2002)

Lewis D. DOCKERY and James L. Gunter, Plaintiff, v. Paul E. HOCUTT and wife, Cora J. Hocutt, and Lane Whitaker and wife, Delois C. Whitaker, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 5, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglass & Douglass by Thomas G. Douglass, Raleigh, for defendants.

Hatch, Little & Bunn, L.L.P. by Tina L. Frazier, Raleigh, for plaintiff.


WYNN, Judge.

Plaintiff Lewis D. Dockery asserting a right to title of property by adverse possession, appeals from Superior Court Judge Donald W. Stephens' Order of Confirmation presenting one issue: Should the Order of Confirmation be set aside because Judge Stephens improperly compelled this matter to a referee? We hold that the question of whether this matter was properly referred to a referee was rendered harmless by Judge Stephens' Order which independently assessed...

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