Godwin v. Hinnant

Plaintiff assigns as error the order of Judge Fountain overruling -his motion for an affirmance of the amended report of the referee' for that no exceptions had been filed thereto within the time allowed by Judge Paul.

Judge Fountain had a right, in his discretion, to extend the time for filing the exceptions. The time limited in Judge Paul’s order was not intended to have greater force than the statutory provision limiting the time to file exceptions. G.S. 1-195. It did not impair the authority given to Judge Fountain by G.S. 1-152 to extend the time. White v. Price, 237 N.C. 347, 75 S.E. 2d…