Case Name: JACKIE L. BIVENS, MARY E. BIVENS and ELLIS M. COTTLE v. DEBORAH LYNN COTTLE (WESTLAKE)
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1997-06-06
Citations: 346 N.C. 270
Docket Number: No. 496PA95
Parties: JACKIE L. BIVENS, MARY E. BIVENS and ELLIS M. COTTLE v. DEBORAH LYNN COTTLE (WESTLAKE)
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 346
Pages: 270–270

Head Matter:
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.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
APPEAL DISMISSED; DISCRETIONARY REVIEW IMPROVIDENTLY ALLOWED.