North v. McRae  ·  2018-09-04  ·  Court of Appeals of North Carolina  ·  2 pin-cites  ·  pin 177 N.C. App. at 449

"Subject matter jurisdiction cannot be conferred upon a court by consent, waiver or estoppel, and failure to demur or object to the jurisdiction is immaterial."

France v. France  ·  2011-02-01  ·  Court of Appeals of North Carolina  ·  pin 628 S.E.2d at 471

“As a general rule, an appellate court’s jurisdiction trumps that of the trial court when one party files a notice of appeal unless the case has been remanded from the appellate court for further determination in the trial court.”