Lee v. . Hoff

This is a civil action and the summons was issued on 20 December, 1941, and the defendants designated therein as "F. L. Hoff and Mrs. F. L. Hoff." At the time the summons was issued, the plaintiff made application for an extension of time to file complaint and stated in said application the nature and purpose of the action, to wit: "To collect a note due by defendants for $400.00 and interest from Dec. 21, 1931, given Commercial National Bank of Raleigh and now owned by plaintiff."

The additional facts pertinent to this appeal are set out in the judgment entered by the court below, as follows:

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