Hoke v. Atlantic Greyhound Corp.

At the outset it is appropriate to call attention to Rule 19 (2) of the Rules of Practice in the Supreme Court, 221 N. C., 544, which provides that when there are two or more appeals in one action it shall not be necessary to have more than one transcript, but the statement of cases on appeal shall appear separately in the transcript. Two separate appeals were taken from the judgment on former trial, and separate records, each of approximately one hundred fifty pages, and eaeb consisting of the same pleadings, the same issues, the same judgment, and the same charge, but a different narrative…