Land v. Neill Pontiac, Incorporated

The sole question presented upon this appeal is whether the record discloses that the plaintiff’s alleged cause of action was barred by the three-year statute of limitations. G.S. 1-52. The uncontroverted facts as they appear in the record are: (1) That the auto mobile manufactured by the defendant General Motors Corporation was sold to the plaintiff by the defendant Neill Pontiac, Incorporated, on 30 January 1965; (2) the collision wherein plaintiff alleged that he was injured occurred on 22 March 1965; (3) the summons commencing this action was issued 20 March 1968.

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