In appeals, the general rule is that litigants cannot appeal an interlocutory order until a final judgment is entered. But in North Carolina, a major statutory exception to the general rule exists: ...

"For you to prevail, I think you need to be able to show that the renewal action is the same 'the case' in which the voluntary dismissal was filed," Presiding Justice Nels S. D. Peterson told appellee ...

"To the contrary, an examination of the history of TROs and interlocutory appeals reveals that TROs were not appealable solely because of a now-repealed statutory requirement that the appealed-from ...