SARAH ELIZABETH PARKER, Judge.
The first issue before this Court is whether the court below erred in dismissing defendants' appeal as untimely. For judgments entered prior to 1 July 1989, Rule 3 of the N.C. Rules of Appellate Procedure requires that written notice of "appeal from a judgment or order in a civil action or special proceeding must be [given] within 10 days after its entry." Rule 3(c), N.C. Rules App. Proc. General Statute 1A-1, Rule 58 provides:
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