Legal Opinion

Harris v. Latta

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided November 6, 1979No. 17PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUSKINS, Justice.

The sole question on this appeal is whether the terminal days, i.e., March 15, 1976 and January 15, 1976, shall be included or excluded in determining what period of time constitutes “at least sixty (60) days prior to March 15, 1976.”

It is a well established general rule in this State and in an overwhelming number of other jurisdictions that in computing the time for the performance of an act or event which must take place a certain number of days before a known future day, one of the terminal days is included in the count and the other is excluded, unless there is something…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Weyerhaeuser Company v. Carolina Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
  2. Jamestown Mut. Ins. Co. v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1966
  3. Guilford v. . Georgia Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
  4. Pettit v. Wood-Owen Trailer Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
  5. Taylor v. . HarrisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Mayor of Oakland v. Mayor of Mountain Lake ParkCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2006
  2. Parker v. GlossonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
  3. Biggers v. EvangelistCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
  4. S. Shores Realty Servs., Inc. v. MillerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017
  5. Badin Shores Resort Owners Ass'n, Inc. v. Handy Sanitary Dist.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2018

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