No cause of action is stated against the board of commissioners of Mecklenburg County. The plaintiff simply alleges that his employer is indebted to him and that the board of county commissioners is indebted to his employer. The demurrer was properly sustained. Aman v. Walker, 165 N. C., 224, 81 S. E., 162.

But for a different reason, the appeal must be dismissed. Plaintiff has failed to file printed or mimeographed copies of brief as required by Rule 27. To dispense with the rule in this case would require its abrogation. Pr uit v. Wood, 199 N. C., 788, 156 S. E., 126; Byrd v. Southerland, 186 N. C., 384, 119 S. E., 2.

Appeal dismissed.