PER CURIAM.
This action was commenced more than one year after the death of the plaintiff's intestate. The one year limitation in the North Carolina statute, G.S. § 28-173, has been consistently construed as a condition precedent to maintenance of the right of action. Gulledge v. Seaboard Air Line R. Co., 147 N.C. 234, 60 S.E. 1134, 125 Am.St.Rep. 544, rehearing 148 N.C. 567, 62 S.E. 732; Neely v. Minus, 196 N.C. 345, 145 S.E. 771; Mathis v. Camp Mfg. Co., 204...
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