MITCHELL, Judge.
The sole question on appeal is whether the trial court properly concluded that it was "without jurisdiction to proceed and to determined the merits, rights and duties of the parties."
The State argues, and we agree, that this cause is in the nature of a special proceeding. G.S. 1-2 provides that "An action is
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