Supreme Court of North Carolina November 5, 1987, 211A87 (Howell v. Howell)

EXUM, Chief Justice.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in granting defendant’s motion to be “relieved of the effect” of a divorce judgment to the extent that the judgment barred her claim for equitable distribution. We conclude that the trial court erred in granting the motion and, therefore, reverse the Court of Appeals’ decision to the contrary.