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  "name": "JUDSON DUNBAR IVES, by His Next Friend, DWIGHT H. IVES v. VIRGINIA IVES HOUSE and RONALD RAYMOND HOUSE",
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      "Britt and Vaughn, JJ., concur."
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      "JUDSON DUNBAR IVES, by His Next Friend, DWIGHT H. IVES v. VIRGINIA IVES HOUSE and RONALD RAYMOND HOUSE"
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      {
        "text": "Campbell, J.\nThe proceedings in this case began before the New Rules of Civil Procedure became effective; therefore it must be decided under the old statutes. Old G.S. 1-64 provided only that incompetents must be represented by a guardian or next friend, but made no mention of the procedure to be followed in appointing one. Old G.S. 1-65 spoke only of guardians ad litem and authorized the appointment of one for infants, idiots, incompetents, etc. but it also made no mention of procedure to be followed. The only stated procedure for the appointment of a next friend appeared in Superior Court Rule 16 and simply said that where it is proposed that infants shall sue by their next friend, the court shall appoint such next friend upon the written application of a reputable, disinterested person closely connected with such infant. No procedure was ever incorporated into the statutes regarding notice of a hearing. But the Supreme Court of North Carolina, in a similar case, has adopted a requirement of notice and a hearing. In Hagins v. Redevelopment Comm., 275 N.C. 90, 165 S.E. 2d 490, the Court said: \u201c. . . It is clear, therefore, that when a party\u2019s lack of mental capacity is asserted and denied\u2014 and he has not previously been adjudicated incompetent to manage his affairs \u2014 he is entitled to notice and an opportunity to be heard before the judge can appoint either a next friend or a guardian ad litem for him. . . .\u201d Here, no notice was ever given, nor was there a hearing to determine whether Judson Dunbar Ives was in fact incompetent. No emergency was shown to exist and, even though opportunity was presented, no evidence was offered at the hearing before the judge to show that he was in fact incompetent.\nThe trial judge was correct in revoking the order appointing plaintiff as next friend and entering judgment for the defendants.\nFor the reasons stated, in the trial below there was\nNo Error.\nBritt and Vaughn, JJ., concur.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "Boyette and Boyette by Mosley G. Boyette, Jr., for plaintiff appellant.",
      "Page, Neville and Monroe by Robert N. Page III for defendants appellees."
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    "head_matter": "JUDSON DUNBAR IVES, by His Next Friend, DWIGHT H. IVES v. VIRGINIA IVES HOUSE and RONALD RAYMOND HOUSE\nNo. 7020SC438\n(Filed 16 September 1970)\nInsane Persons \u00a7 2\u2014 appointment of next friend \u2014 necessity for notice to plaintiff and hearing on competency\nThe trial court properly revoked an order by the clerk of court appointing a next friend to bring an action on behalf of an alleged mental incompetent, and properly dismissed the action filed by the next friend on plaintiff\u2019s behalf, where plaintiff had not previously been adjudicated incompetent to manage his affairs, plaintiff was given no notice of the petition for appointment of a next friend, no hearing was held to determine plaintiff\u2019s competency, and no emergency was shown to exist.\nAppeal from Ragsdale, S.J., 9 March 1970, Civil (A) Session of Moore Superior Court.\nDwight H. Ives (Dwight) filed a petition on 14 August 1969 with the Clerk of Superior Court alleging that Judson Dunbar Ives was mentally incompetent due to want of understanding because of old age and disease; that defendants have exerted undue influence over him in that they have coerced him to deed two parcels of land to them and to turn certain stock over to them when he did not have the mental capacity to do so. Dwight asked that he be appointed a next friend for Judson Dunbar Ives to bring an action on his behalf to recover the property. On that same date the Clerk of Superior Court issued an order appointing Dwight as next friend, and he filed a complaint against the defendants to recover the property and to appoint a trustee for Judson Dunbar Ives. No notice was given Judson Dunbar Ives regarding the petition for the appointment of a next friend nor was a hearing ever held regarding the incompetency of Judson Dunbar Ives. A Notice of Lis Pendens was also filed against the land in question on 14 August 1969.\nOn 2 October 1969 Judson Dunbar Ives filed a motion, verified by him on 25 September 1969, to revoke the appointment of the next friend alleging that he was not incompetent and that the petition for appointment was filed without his consent or knowledge. On 6 October 1969 defendants filed a demurrer to the complaint.\nOn 17 March 1970, the trial judge entered a judgment quashing the order appointing Dwight as next friend and dismissing the action. The judgment recited that the matter was heard in open court and after a full hearing the court found that no notice was ever given Judson Dunbar Ives and that no hearing was ever held regarding the appointment of plaintiff, and that no evidence was ever presented before him indicating that Judson Dunbar Ives is incompetent.\nPlaintiff excepted to the signing and entry of the judgment and appeals to this Court.\nBoyette and Boyette by Mosley G. Boyette, Jr., for plaintiff appellant.\nPage, Neville and Monroe by Robert N. Page III for defendants appellees."
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