MITCHELL, Justice.
The primary issues presented by this case are whether the plaintiff filed his claim within the time prescribed by G.S. 97-58 and whether the defendant is equitably estopped from raising the plaintiff's failure to file a timely claim as a defense. We hold that the plaintiff's claim was not timely filed and that the defendant may raise this fact as a defense.
The defendant assigns as error the entry of the order and award for the plaintiff...
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