Case law

Kirby v. . Commissioners of Person

198 N.C. 440 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 5, 1930

Neal v. Marion, 126 N. C., 412 , 35 S. E., 812 ; Board of Education v. Town of Greenville, 132 N. C., 4 , 43 S. E., 472 ; Dockery v. Hamlet, 162 N. C., 118 , 78 S. E., 13 ; Noland v. Asheville, 197 N. C., 300 . … As intimated in Board of Education v. Town of Greenville, supra, it is unnecessary to inquire or to decide whether the statute is strictly one of limitation or a condition precedent annexed to the cause of action.

Commissioners of Surry County v. Wachovia Bank & Trust Co.

178 N.C. 170 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 8, 1919

This objection has been fully discussed and similar acts to this held constitutional in Brown v. Comrs., 173 N. C., 598 , which was approved and affirmed in Mills v. Comrs., 175 N. … In Parvin v. Comrs., R. R. v. Cherokee was distinguished.

Roberts v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

155 N.C. 79 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Apr 26, 1911

And in Mangum’s case, supra, Associate Justice Brown, in delivering the opinion, said: “It seems now to be almost elementary that *85 one of tbe recognized duties of a railway company that undertakes to carry passengers is … Owens v. R. R., 152 N. C., p. 439; Johnston v. R. R., 130 N. C., p. 488; Nance v. R. R., 94 N. C., p. 622; Straus v. R. R, 86 Mo., supra; R. R. v. Stewart, 91 Ala., supra; R. R. v. West, 66 Miss., p. 310 ; Lent v. R.

Hart v. State

368 N.C. 122 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jul 23, 2015

Brown v. Bd. of Educ., 347 U.S. 483, 493 , 74 S. Ct. 686, 691 , 98 L. Ed. 873, 880 (1954), additional proceedings at 349 U.S. 294 , 75 S. Ct. 753 , 99 L. Ed. 1083 (1955). … Constitution to desegregate public schools as required by the Supreme Court of the United States in its seminal Brown v. Board decisions.

Owens v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

147 N.C. 357 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Apr 15, 1908

Brown, J. … In Johnson v. Railroad, 130 N.

Donnell v. City of Greensboro

164 N.C. 330 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Dec 13, 1913

City of Joplin; 124 Mo., 129 ; Village of Dwight v. Hayes, 150 Ill., 213 ; Mackwordt v. City of Guthrie, 18 Okla., 32 ; Platt v. Waterhurg, 72 Conn., 531 . … Brown v. Chemical Co., 162 N.

Inscoe v. . Comrs. of Franklin

208 N.C. 698 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 1, 1935

This action is practically the same in purpose and in form as Newman et al. v. … Watkins et al., Board of Commissioners, and Royster et al., Board of Elections of Vance County, ante , 675, and the reasons given and the authorities cited in the Vance County case affirming the judgment denying the injunctive

Lacy v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

193 N.C. 179 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jan 26, 1927

See, also, Bell v. Bowen, 46 N. C., 316 ; Martin v. Cuthbertson, 64 N. C., 328 ; Austin v. Miller, 74 N. C., 274 ; Clark v. Whitehurst, 171 N. C., 1 . … Lacy v. Indemnity Co., 189 N. C., 24 , 33.

New Bern Tire Co. v. Kirkman & Cobb., Inc.

193 N.C. 534 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Apr 13, 1927

In Goodman v. White, 174 N. C., 399 , Brown, J., says: “The burden of proof upon a plea of payment is on the one pleading it, the defendant in this case. … Gover v. Malever, 187 N. C., 774 ; Goodman v. White, 174 N. C., 399 ; Whitlock v. Alexander, 160 N. C., 465 .

Elizabeth City v. Banks

150 N.C. 407 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Apr 7, 1909

We held, in Brown v. Electric Co., 138 N.. C., 533, and Staton v. Railroad, *413 147 N. C., 428 , that' tbe Legislature could not do so without providing for compensation to tbe abutting owner. … Moose v. Carson, 104 N. C., 431 ; White v. Railroad,, 113 N. C., 610 ; Southport v. Stanly, 125 N. C., 465 ; Turner v. Commissioners, 127 N. C., 153 . In White v. Railroad, supra, Shepherd, C.

State v. Southern Railway Co.

119 N.C. 814 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 15, 1896

Morgan v. Louisiana, 118 U. S., 455 , 463 ; Hunnington v. Georgia, supra, at p. 314 ; Smith v. Alabama, 124 U. S., 465, 474, 479, 482 ; Bagg v. Railroad, 109 N. C., 279 . … State v. Brown, 109 N. C., 802 ; State v. McBrayer, 98 N. C., 619 . The evidence is not sufficient in any aspect of it to excuse the running of the train after 9 o’clock.

Hedrick Ex Rel. Hedrick v. Tigniere

267 N.C. 62 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Apr 13, 1966

Hamilton v. McCash, 257 N.C. 611 , 127 S.E. 2d 214 ; Wilson v. Bright, 255 N.C. 329 , 121 S.E. 2d 601 ; Adams v. Board of Education, supra. … See: Brosnan v. Sweetser, 127 Ind. 1 , 26 N.E. 555 ; Brown v. Stevens, 136 Mich. 311 , 99 N.W. 12 .

Commissioner v. . Henderson

163 N.C. 114 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 24, 1913

Corporations (5 Ed.), sec. 59; Fidelity Co. v. Fleming , 132 N.C. 337 ; S. v. Webber , 107 N.C. 962 ; Harrington v. Greenville , 159 N.C. (117) 634. … Smith v. Coleraine , 9 Met., 492 .

North Carolina Agricultural Credit Corp. v. Boushall

193 N.C. 605 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Apr 20, 1927

In Caho v. R. R., 147 N. … Caho v. R. R., 147 N. C., 20 ; Chiles v. Mfg. Co., 167 N. C., 574 .”

Hoyle v. City of Hickory

164 N.C. 79 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Dec 10, 1913

S., 635 ; Smith v. Washington, 20 Howard, 135 . Indeed, the whole subject is so fully discussed by Mr. Justice Brown in Dorsey v. Henderson, 148 N. C., 423 , that nothing can be added. … C., 160 ; Tate v. Greensboro, 114 N. C., 897 ; Brown v. Electric Co., 138 N. C., 537 ; Ward v. Commissioners, 146 N. C., 538 ; Small v. Edenton, ib., 527; Jones v. Henderson, 147 N. C., 120 . In Thomason v. R.

In Re Willis

288 N.C. 1 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jun 26, 1975

Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners, 353 U.S. 232 , 1 L.Ed. 2d 796 , 77 S.Ct. 752 (1957). … Konigsberg v. State Bar of California, 353 U.S. 252 , 1 L.Ed. 2d 810 , 77 S.Ct. 722 (1957) ; Software v. Board of Bar Examiners, 353 U.S. 232 , 1 L.Ed. 2d 796 , 77 S.Ct. 752 (1957).

Clinard v. Town of Kernersville

215 N.C. 745 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jun 16, 1939

Brown v. Power Co., 140 N. C., 333 , 52 S. E., 954 ; Thomason v. R. R., supra. … Donnell v. *750 Greensboro, supra; Brown v. Chemical Co., supra; Wagner v. Conover, 200 N. C., 82 , 156 S. E., 167 .

State v. White Oak River Corp.

111 N.C. 661 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 5, 1892

Weber v. Commissioners, 18 Wal., 57; Pollard v. Hogan, 3 How., 212 ; Martin v. Waddell, 16 Peters, 367 ; Spooner v. Alexander, 1 McLean, 337 ; Bowman v. Watkins, 2 McLeau, 376. … Morrison v. Watson, 95 N. C., 479 ; Mitchell v. Brown, 88 N. C., 156 ; Allen v. Sallinger, 105 N. C., 333 ; State v. Oakley, 103 N. C., 408 ; State v. Cramp, 104 N. C., 763 ; State v. Bray, 89 N. C., 480 .

Shaw University v. Durham Life Insurance

230 N.C. 526 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jun 2, 1949

It is said in Hall v. … Hunter v. Murfee, 126 Ala. 123 ; Fitzgerald v. Modoc County, 44 L.R.A. (N.S.), (Cal.), 1229; Wright v. Board of Education, 152 S.W. 543 ; Forman v. Safe & Trust Co., 80 At. (Md.) 298; Brown v. Caldwell, 48 A.R.

Houser v. . Fayssoux

168 N.C. 1 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Dec 9, 1914

The Hall case is not in line with the great weight of authority. *3 It is generally held that the fact that the indorsers constituted a majority of the board of directors of a corporation does not dispense with the necessity … Eaton and Gilbert on Commercial Paper, p. 486; Burg v. Legge, 5 M. and W. (Eng.), 418; Carter v. Flower, 16 M. and W. (Eng.), 749; Brown v. Ferguson, 4 Leigh (Va.), 39 ; 24th Am. Dec., 707. Referring to Hull v.