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175 N.C. 718

95 S.E 904

Lucas v. . Hardin

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 15, 1918

Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1918-05-15

Appeal by defendant from Cline, J., at tbe July Term, 1917, of RANDOLPH. Tbis is an action brought by O. H. Lucas, receiver of tbe Keystone Farm Machine Company, to recover tbe value of certain plows or cultivators consigned to tbe defendant in 1907 or 1908, which were guaranteed to do good satisfactory work. Tbe action was commenced 5 July, 1913.

Decided 1918-05-15

Per Curiam :

¶1 When it was admitted that tbe defendant received tbe property of tbe machine company on consignment in 1907 or 1908, and evidence was offered tending to prove that be refused, after demand, to account for tbe same, tbe plaintiff made out a prima facie case and bis Honor could not do otherwise than deny tbe motion to nonsuit.

¶2 Tbe finding upon tbe plea of tbe Statute of Limitations depended upon tbe time when the relationship between tbe parties became adverse, the plaintiff contending it was in August, 1910, which was within *720 three years of the commencement of the action, and the defendant in 1908, more than three years, and this question was submitted to the jury under instructions free from error.

¶3 No error.

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