Legal Opinion
Wiles v. Welparnel Const. Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided September 21, 1977No. 7623SC1002PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAUGHN, Judge.
The summons in this case was directed to:
“Mr. T. T. Nelson, Registered Agent
Welparnel Construction Company, Inc.
211 N. Bridge St.
Jonesville, N. C.”
Attorneys for Welparnel Construction Company, Inc., twice obtained stipulations extending the time to answer. The answer when filed raised the defense that the plaintiffs had failed by their summons to obtain valid in personam jurisdiction over the corporate defendant. After the answer was filed, but before the court had ruled upon the validity of the summons, attorneys for the Welparnel Construction Company proceeded to take…
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