Case Name: CHEMICAL CO. v. LACKEY
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1905-11-22
Citations: 140 N.C. 32
Docket Number: 
Parties: CHEMICAL CO. v. LACKEY.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 140
Pages: 32–32

Head Matter:
CHEMICAL CO. v. LACKEY.
(Filed November 22, 1905).
Premature Appeal — Reference.
An appeal from an order of re-reference of a ease to the referee to find a fact which the court deemed material, is premature and will be dismissed.
Action by Southern Chemical Company against C. A. Lackey and another, pending in the Superior Court of' Alex-anbbR, and beard’ by Judge Jas. L. Webb by consent, at Lenoir, upon the report of the referee and exceptions thereto. Erom an order of re-reference, the plaintiff appealed.
L. M. Swink for the plaintiff.
R. Z. Linney and J. L. Gwaltney for the defendants.

Opinion:
Per Curiam:
Upon the bearing of the exceptions to the referee's report, the court ordered a re-reference to the referee to find a fact which the court deemed material. From this order the plaintiff appealed. The appeal is premature. Some things are settled and this is one of them. The appeal is dismissed. Wallace v. Douglas, 105 N. C., 42.
Appeal Dismissed.