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JACKSON v. CITY OF GASTONIA

No. 177.

100 S.E.2d 241 (1957)

247 N.C. 88

J. G. JACKSON, Janie L. Loftin, F. L. Jackson, R. A. Jackson, R. M. Jackson and E. E. Jackson, v. The CITY OF GASTONIA.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

October 30, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Mack Holland, Jr., and James B. Garland, Gastonia, for appellant.

L. B. Hollowell and Hugh W. Johnston, Gastonia, for appellees.

JOHNSON, Justice.

The only question presented for decision is: Did the court below err in allowing interest from 22 October, 1952, the date of the filing of the complaint? We think so.

In tort actions for conversion, interest ordinarily is allowable in the discretion of the jury. Stephens v. Koonce, 103 N.C. 266, 9 S.E. 315; White v. Riddle, 198 N.C. 511, 152 S.E. 501; Royal Ins. Co., Ltd., of Liverpool, Eng. v...

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