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DAVIS v. RHODES

No. 397.

56 S.E.2d 43 (1949)

231 N.C. 71

DAVIS v. RHODES et al.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 9, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen & Parrott, Allen, Allen & La-Roque, Kinston, for plaintiff appellant.

J. A. Jones, Weston Olin Reed, Kinston, and Thomas B. Griffin, Kinston, for defendant appellees.

BARNHILL, Justice.

Does the original complaint fail to state a cause of action for wrongful death? If so, then the complaint, as amended, was filed more than twelve months after the death of plaintiff's intestate, and the action is barred by the provisions of G.S. § 28-173.

On this question the defendants contend that the original complaint is fatally defective in that it states no cause of action. On the other hand, plaintiff insists that at least it...

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