JOHNSON, Justice.
Throughout the charge the trial court seems to have assumed that the structure alleged to have been burned was a "building * * * used in carrying on * * * trade * * *" within the meaning of the statute, G.S. § 14-62, whereas this involved disputed questions of fact which should have been determined by the jury under proper instructions by the court.
This statute makes it a felony to "* * wantonly and willfully * * * cause to be burned...
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