SHEPPARD v. BARRUS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

No. 718SC276.

181 S.E.2d 130 (1971)

11 N.C. App. 358

Bobby Ray SHEPPARD v. BARRUS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 26, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Turner & Harrison by Fred W. Harrison, Kinston, for plaintiff appellant.

White, Allen, Hooten & Hines by John R. Hooten, Kinston, for defendant appellee.


BRITT, Judge.

The three-year statute of limitations (G.S. § 1-52) began to run against plaintiff's claim on 31 August 1965 when a next friend was appointed for the special purpose of instituting an action on the claim. Rowland v. Beauchamp, 253 N.C. 231, 116 S.E.2d 720 (1960). Once the statute of limitations begins to run against an action, it continues to run. Rowland v. Beauchamp, supra...

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