Anderson v. Gooding

HUSKINS, Justice.

Plaintiff contends that the notice to creditors published by E. L. Gooding, Executor of Elizabeth Gooding Hardy, did not comply with G.S. 28A-14-1, gave inadequate notice to plaintiff and was therefore ineffective to start the running of the six months’ Statute of Limitations contained in G.S. 28A-19-3(a). The Court of Appeals held to the contrary, and this constitutes plaintiff’s first assignment of error before this Court.

G.S. 28A-14-1, in effect at the time in question, read in pertinent part as follows:

“Every personal representative and collector within 20 days after the…