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      "JUNIUS D. GRIMES v. COUNTY OF BEAUFORT and L. A. SQUIRES, Sinking Fund Commissioner."
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      {
        "text": "Devin, J.\nTbe appellants assign as error in tbe judgment below tbe approval of tbe referee\u2019s conclusion of law tbat plaintiff\u2019s claim was not barred by tbe statute of limitations. There was, however, no exception to tbe referee\u2019s findings of fact upon which this conclusion of law was based. These findings were supported by competent evidence, and were adopted in all material respects by tbe court. Hence, tbe judgment in favor of tbe plaintiff upon tbe facts so established must be upheld. Wilkinson v. Coppersmith, 218 N. C., 173, 10 S. E. (2d), 670.\nJudgment affirmed.",
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      "Carter & Carter and Rodman & Rodman for plaintiff, appellee.",
      "E. A. Daniel and P. W. McMullan for defendants, appellants."
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    "head_matter": "JUNIUS D. GRIMES v. COUNTY OF BEAUFORT and L. A. SQUIRES, Sinking Fund Commissioner.\n(Filed 23 September, 1942.)\nAppeal and Error \u00a7\u00a7 6d, 37e, 40a\u2014\nWhere findings of fact by a referee, supported by competent evidence, are approved by tbe court below, judgment approving the referee\u2019s conclusions of law will not be disturbed, no exception having been taken to the findings upon which the conclusions were based.\nAppeal by defendants from Williams, J., at January Term, 1942, of Beaufort.\nAffirmed.\nThis case was bere at Fall Term, 1940, and is reported in 218 N. C., 164, 10 S. E. (2d), 640, where tbe pertinent facts are stated. Tbe cause was referred. Exceptions to tbe report of tbe referee were filed by tbe defendants. TJpon tbe bearing in tbe court below, tbe referee\u2019s findings of fact were in all material respects approved and adopted by tbe court, as were also tbe referee\u2019s conclusions of law.\nFrom judgment in favor of plaintiff upon tbe facts so found tbe defendants appealed.\nCarter & Carter and Rodman & Rodman for plaintiff, appellee.\nE. A. Daniel and P. W. McMullan for defendants, appellants."
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