George v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co.

FRYE, Justice.

The question presented in this case is when does the statute of limitations begin to run in favor of a corporate surety which has filed a bond discharging a lien under N.C.G.S. § 44A-16(6). We agree with the Court of Appeals that the statute of limitations begins to run when final judgment is entered in favor of the lien claimant; however, we reach this result by a different path than the one taken by the Court of Appeals. We therefore modify and affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals.

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