Upon an appeal from a judgment, the court may review any intermediate order involving the merits and necessarily affecting the judgment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-278
Interlocutory orders reviewed on appeal from judgment
C.C.P., s. 313; Code, s. 562; Rev., s. 589; C.S., s. 640.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.