Simmons v. Edwards

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Simmons v. Edwards

165 S.E.2d 345, 3 N.C. App. 591, 1969 N.C. App. LEXIS 1631

CourtCourt of Appeals of North Carolina

DecidedFebruary 5, 1969

DocketNo. 682SC317

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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Simmons v. Edwards, 165 S.E.2d 345, 3 N.C. App. 591, 1969 N.C. App. LEXIS 1631 (N.C. Ct. App. 1969).

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Morris, J.

Appellant has failed to comply with Rule 28 of the Rules of Practice in the Court of Appeals of North Carolina by his failure to file his brief within the time required. Defendant, in apt time, before the brief was filed, and in accordance with Rule 28, moved to dismiss the appeal. On the day after appellant filed his brief, he filed a petition for extension of time for filing brief to and including the day the brief was actually filed. In addition to noncomplianee with Rule 28, appellant also failed to comply with Rule 5 in that he did not docket his appeal in this Court within the time prescribed. For failure to comply with the Rules of Practice in this Court, the appeal is dismissed. Despite these circumstances, we have examined the record and the evidence presented and we find no error in the ruling of the trial tribunal.

Appeal dismissed.

Mallard, C.J., and Campbell, J., concur.

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Morris, J.

Appellant has failed to comply with Rule 28 of the Rules of Practice in the Court of Appeals of North Carolina by his failure to file his brief within the time required. Defendant, in apt time, before the brief was filed, and in accordance with Rule 28, moved to dismiss the appeal. On the day after appellant filed his brief, he filed a petition for extension of time for filing brief to and including the day the brief was actually filed. In addition to noncomplianee with Rule 28, appellant also failed to comply with Rule 5 in that he did not docket his appeal in this Court within the time prescribed. For failure to comply with the Rules of Practice in this Court, the appeal is dismissed. Despite these circumstances, we have examined the record and the evidence presented and we find no error in the ruling of the trial tribunal.

Appeal dismissed.

Mallard, C.J., and Campbell, J., concur.

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165 S.E.2d 345, 3 N.C. App. 591, 1969 N.C. App. LEXIS 1631, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/simmons-v-edwards-ncctapp-1969.

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