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    "judges": [
      "Judges Morris and Martin concur."
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      "BEACH AND ADAMS BUILDERS, INC. v. VERNON S. FELTON and wife, MARIAN S. FELTON; WATAUGA SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION; and C. BANKS FINGER, TRUSTEE for WATAUGA SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION"
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        "text": "PARKER, Judge.\nThe summary judgment from which plaintiff attempts to appeal does not adjudicate the rights and liabilities of all the parties. It contains no determination by the trial judge that \u201cthere is no just reason for delay.\u201d Therefore, this is not a final judgment and is not presently \u201csubject to review either by appeal or otherwise.\u201d G.S. 1A-1, Rule 54 (b) ; Leasing, Inc. v. Dan-Cleve Corp., 25 N.C. App. 18, 212 S.E. 2d 41 (1975), cert. denied, 288 N.C. 241 (1975) ; Arnold v. Howard, 24 N.C. App. 255, 210 S.E. 2d 492 (1974).\nAppeal dismissed.\nJudges Morris and Martin concur.",
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    "head_matter": "BEACH AND ADAMS BUILDERS, INC. v. VERNON S. FELTON and wife, MARIAN S. FELTON; WATAUGA SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION; and C. BANKS FINGER, TRUSTEE for WATAUGA SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION\nNo. 7524SC546\n(Filed 5 November 1975)\nRules of Civil Procedure \u00a7 54 \u2014 .judgment adjudicating rights of fewer than all parties \u2014 premature appeal\nSummary judgment dismissing the action as to two defendants adjudicated the rights and liabilities of fewer than all the parties, contained no determination by the trial judge that there was no just reason for delay, and therefore was not a final judgment and not appealable. G.S. 1-1, Rule 54(b).\nAppeal by plaintiff from Martin, Judge. Judgment entered 13 March 1975 in Superior Court, Watauga County. Heard in the Court of Appeals 16 October 1975.\nIn this action plaintiff seeks (1) to recover judgment against defendants Felton and wife in the amount of $21,989,.78 as balance due by contract under which plaintiff built a residence for the Feltons and (2) to have plaintiff\u2019s claim of lien against the Felton\u2019s property declared superior to a recorded deed of trust executed by the Feltons to defendant Finger as trustee for Watauga Savings and Loan Association. Defendants Watauga Savings and Loan Association and Finger, trustee, moved for summary judgment dismissing this action as to them. The court allowed the motion and plaintiff appealed.\nCharlie R. Brown for plaintiff appellant.\nC. Bcmks Finger and Donald M. Watson, Jr. for defendant appellees."
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