Legal Opinion
Duke University v. Chestnut
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided February 18, 1976No. 7514SC793PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAUGHN, Judge.
The parties have stipulated that the action was started more than three years after the services were rendered and that at all times in question defendants were residents of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
G.S. 1-21, in pertinent part, is as follows:
“If when the cause of action accrues . . . against a person, he is out of the State . . . and if, after such cause of action accrues . . . such person . . . resides out of this State, or remains continuously absent therefrom for one year or more, the time of his absence shall not be a part of the time limited for the commencement of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hill v. . LindsaySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1936
- Armfield v. . MooreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1887
- Green v. Insurance Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
- Broadfoot v. EverettSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
- Williams v. . Building and Loan AssociationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1902
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3Cited by13 opinions
- John J. Ryan v. John Brooks, and Harper & Row Publishers, Inc., John J. Ryan v. John Brooks, and Harper & Row Publishers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Burkhimer v. GealyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979
- Travis v. McLaughlinCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1976
- Laurent v. Usair, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1996
- Williams v. MaloneMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
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