In Taylor v. Nationsbank Corp., 125 N.C. App. 515, 481 S.E.2d 358, disc. review allowed, 346 N.C. 288, 487 S.E.2d 570, disc. review improvidently allowed, 347 N.C. 388, 493 S.E.2d 57 (1997), the Court held that because the plaintiffs failed to raise any objection at trial regarding the absence of verification of the defendants' answer, the issue was not properly preserved for appellate review. However, unlike a request for remittance of judgment made pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-544(e), the defendants' answer was not required to be verified by statute.