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Bivens v. Cottle

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jun 1, 1997
346 N.C. 270 (N.C. 1997)

Opinion

No. 496PA95

Filed 6 June 1997

Appeal by defendant pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(1) and on discretionary review pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 of a unanimous decision of the Court of Appeals, 120 N.C. App. 467, 462 S.E.2d 829 (1995), reversing an order granting custody of defendant's minor children to defendant by Lanier (Russell J., Jr.), J., entered on 11 October 1994 in District Court, Duplin County. Heard in the Supreme Court 16 October 1996.

Gailor Associates, PLLC, by Carole S. Gailor, for plaintiff-appellees Jackie and Mary Bivens.

Edward P. Hausle, P.A., by Edward P. Hausle; and Lea, Clyburn Rhine, by James W. Lea, III, and J. Albert Clyburn, for defendant-appellant.


APPEAL DISMISSED; DISCRETIONARY REVIEW IMPROVIDENTLY ALLOWED.


Summaries of

Bivens v. Cottle

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jun 1, 1997
346 N.C. 270 (N.C. 1997)
Case details for

Bivens v. Cottle

Case Details

Full title:JACKIE L. BIVENS, MARY E. BIVENS and ELLIS M. COTTLE v. DEBORAH LYNN…

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Jun 1, 1997

Citations

346 N.C. 270 (N.C. 1997)
485 S.E.2d 296

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