Ormond Ex Rel. Ormond v. Crampton

CAMPBELL, Judge.

The record on appeal was not docketed within the time prescribed by the rules of this Court. However, rather than dismissing the appeal, we have elected to treat it as a petition for certiorari, allow it, and consider the appeal on its merits. Insurance Co. v. Webb, 10 N.C. App. 672, 179 S.E. 2d 803 (1971).

Plaintiff’s first assignment of error concerns exclusion of testimony by plaintiff and witness Broadway as to statements made by defendant, which, plaintiff argues, tend to show hostile feelings of the defendant toward the plaintiff. Ormond’s testimony that one of the two…