Dunn v. North Carolina State Highway Commission

"It is provided by statute, G.S. 1-279, that the appeal from a judgment rendered in term must be taken within ten days after its rendition, unless the record shows an appeal taken at the trial, which is sufficient. And, it is provided by statute, G.S. 1-280, that within the time ‘prescribed in G.S. 1-279, the appellant shall cause his appeal to be entered by the clerk on the judgment docket and notice thereof to be given to the adverse party unless the record shows an appeal taken or prayed at the trial, which is sufficient.

Interpreting these two statutes, the Supreme Court of North Carolina…