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Mangum v. Durham Loan & Trust Co.
195 N.C. 469 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Apr 11, 1928
Patterson v. McCormick, 181 N. C., 311 ; Pilley v. Sullivan, 182 N. C., 493 ; Walker v. Trollinger, 192 N. C., 744 ; Williams v. Best, ante, 324; Brown v. Brown, ante, 315. … See Powell v. Wood, 149 N. C., p. 235; Austin v. Austin, 160 N. C., 367 ; Kidder v. Bailey, 187 N. C., 505 .
Cited 8 timesPublished167 N.C. 619 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Dec 16, 1914
Meares v. Wilmington, 31 N. C., 73 ; Salisbury v. R. R., 91 N. C., 490 ; Wright v. Wilmington, 92 N. C., 160 ; Tate v. Greensboro, 114 N. C., 397.; Brown v. Electric Co., 138 N. C., 537 ; Ward v. Comrs., 146 N. … Brown v. Electric Co., 138 N. C., 537 ; Foy v. Winston, 126 N. C., 381 ; Norfolk v. Philadelphia, 16 A. and E. Anno. Cases, 430, and note.
Cited 19 timesPublishedSANDHILL AMUSEMENTS, INC. v. State
365 N.C. 333 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Aug 25, 2011
.; and Old North State Amusements, Inc. v. … Browning, Smithfield, for State of N.C, et al. Kelly Daughtry, for Sandhill Amusements, Inc., et al.
Cited 1 timesPublishedVance S. Harrington & Co. v. Renner
236 N.C. 321 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 29, 1952
Kinney v. Sutton, 230 N.C. 404 , 53 S.E. 2d 306 ; Lee v. Board of Adjustment, 226 N.C. 107 , 37 S.E. 2d 128 ; In re Appeal of Parker, 214 N.C. 51 , 197 S.E. 706 ; Elizabeth City v. … County, and that tbe Board of Commissioners shall act as a board of adjustment.
Cited 2 timesPublishedSides v. Cabarrus Memorial Hospital, Inc.
287 N.C. 14 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Apr 14, 1975
Upon the first meeting of the Board of Trustees . . . the said Board shall appoint an executive committee composed of seven members from the trustees, all residents of the county. . . . “Sec. 6. . . . … Accord, Faizan v.
Cited 50 timesPublished71 N.C. 350 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jun 5, 1874
Mendenhall himself at first declined to carry it out without consulting the Board. … The same is laid down in State v. Lane, 4 Ired., 431 . A different rule prevails in .public agencies where a majority may act. Id.
Cited 3 timesPublished316 N.C. 87 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 5, 1986
App. 419 , 274 S.E. 2d 501 , disc. rev. denied, 302 N.C. 401 , 279 S.E. 2d 355 (1981); State v. Brown, 20 N.C. App. 71 , 200 S.E. 2d 666 [1973], cert. denied, 284 N.C . 617, 202 S.E. 2d 274 (197[4]). … Relying on Brown v. Illinois, 422 U.S. 590 , 45 L.Ed. 2d 416 (1975); Wong Sun v.
Cited 94 timesPublishedMcLaughlin v. Hope Manufacturing Co.
103 N.C. 100 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Feb 5, 1889
In State v. … See Collins v.
Cited 7 timesPublished254 N.C. 301 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 22, 1961
Surety Corp. v. Sharpe, 232 N.C. 98, 103 , 59 S.E. 2d 593 . … The Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 4 Wheat. 518 , 4 L. Ed. 629 .” Eason v. Spence, 232 N.C. 579, 584 , 61 S.E. 2d 717 .
Cited 14 timesPublished157 N.C. 252 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 22, 1911
The plaintiff had the right to use the street in going from the Einzendorf Hotel, where he was boarding, to Gentry’s Dog and Pony Show, under the circumstances shown in -the evidence. … Very instructive and useful cases on this point are Fitzgerald v. Concord, 140 N. C., 110 ; Brown v. Durham, 141 N. C., 252 ; Brew ster v. Elizabeth City, 142 N. C., 11 ; Kinsey v. Kinston, 145 N. C., 108 ; Revis v.
Cited 27 timesPublished229 N.C. 262 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 29, 1948
. *266 Fields v. Brown, 160 N. C., 295 , 76 S. E., 8 . The rule is well stated in 9 Am. … E. (2d), 484 ; Yarn Co. v. Mauney, 228 N. C., 99 , 44 S. E. (2d), 601 ; McNeill v. McNeill, 223 N. C., 178 (182), 25 S. E. (2d), 615 ; Spencer v. Brown, 214 N. C., 114 , 198 S.
Cited 16 timesPublished191 N.C. 54 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jan 27, 1926
In Town of Cornelius v. Lampton, 189 N. … At p. 262, it is said: “A boarding house might be conducted by the contractor (like some company stores concerning which states have legislated —Koekee Consol. Coke Co. v. Taylor, 234 U. S., 224 , 58 L.
Cited 9 timesPublished205 N.C. 469 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 22, 1933
The power of the board of aldermen of the city of Charlotte to levy an annual tax for the maintenance of public schools in the city as well as that of the board of school commissioners to employ teachers and fix their salaries … Bramham v. Durham, 171 N. C., 196 ; Rankin v. Gaston Co., 173 N. C., 683 ; Wilson v. Comrs., 183 N. C., 638 ; Monteith v. Comrs., 195 N. C., 71 .
Cited 11 timesPublished83 N.C. 266 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jun 5, 1880
Parsons v. McBride, 4 Jones, 99 ; Armfield v. Brown, 73 N. C., 81 ; Ashe v. Streator, 8 Jones, 256; State v. Swepson, 81 N. C., 571 ; State v. Davis, 80 N. C., 384 ; Phillipse v. Higdon, Busb., 380. … Armfield v. Brown, supra; Bagley v. Wood, 12 Ired., 90 ; Pendleton v. Pendleton, 2 Jones, 135 . In-the last case, Nash, C.
Cited 8 timesPublishedUrquhart v. Durham & South Carolina Railroad
156 N.C. 581 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 15, 1911
Tbe case comes witbin tbe principles of law laid down in Coley v. R. R., 128 N. C., 534 ; s. c., 129 N. C., 407 . Tbe plaintiff was employed by tbe defendant 1 December, 1907, as a brakeman on its road. … There was no issue as to assumption of risk, and this Court has held in Coley v. R. R., 128 N. C., 534 ; s. c., 129 N. C., 407 , and Biles v. R. R., 139 N.
Cited 8 timesPublishedWidows Fund of Sudan Temple v. Umphlett
246 N.C. 555 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 18, 1957
It had a right to waive provisions inserted for its benefit and prescribe the conditions under which the consent of the board of directors would be given. Wooten v. Order of Odd Fellows, supra; Swygert v. … It merely alleges: “. . . the Secretary of the Widows Fund, without a meeting of the Board of Directors and without notification of the Board of Directors, but acting in good faith . . .” issued the certificate.
Cited 13 timesPublished262 N.C. 199 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jun 12, 1964
In Hinson v. … Field v. Clark, 143 U.S. 649 , 36 L. Ed. 294 ; Provision Co. v. Daves, 190 N.C. 7 , 128 S.E. 593 ; Meador v. Thomas, 205 N.C. 142 , 170 S.E. 110 ; Cox v.
Cited 5 timesPublishedHuggard v. Wake County Hospital System, Inc.
330 N.C. 610 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jan 10, 1992
Cited 5 timesPublishedNo opinion text170 N.C. 712 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 24, 1915
Associate Justice Hoke in Holstein v. … In Cody v. McDowell, 1 Lans. (N.
Cited 3 timesPublished314 N.C. 331 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Aug 13, 1985
McLEOD, III v. Louisa Farmer McLEOD. No. 299P85. Supreme Court of North Carolina. August 13, 1985. Brown, Fox & Deaver, Fayetteville, and Ragsdale, Kirschbaum & Day, Raleigh, for plaintiff.
Cited 1 timesPublished
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