APPEAL DISMISSED; DISCRETIONARY REVIEW IMPROVIDENTLY ALLOWED.
Bivens v. Cottle, 346 N.C. 270 (1997)
June 6, 1997
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Supreme Court of North Carolina
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No. 496PA95
346 N.C. 270
JACKIE L. BIVENS, MARY E. BIVENS and ELLIS M. COTTLE v. DEBORAH LYNN COTTLE (WESTLAKE)
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, PLLG, by Carole S. Gailor, for plaintiffappellees Jackie and Mary Bivens.
Edward P. Hausle, P.A., by Edward P. Hausle; and Lea, Clybum & Rhine, by James W. Lea, III, and J. Albert Clybum, for defendant-appellant.