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  • Pruden v. . Paxton

    79 N.C. 446 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jun 5, 1878

    Jones v. Posten, 1 Ire. 166. Applyingthis rule, the devise here conveys the fee to all as tenants in common unless it is limited .as to the wife by the words, “ to be divided according to law.” … This case is unlike that of Brown v. Brown, 2 Ire. Eq. *449 309, and Bost v. Bost, 3 Jones Eq. 484 .

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Virginia Electric and Power Company v. Currie

    254 N.C. 17 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Feb 3, 1961

    John Deere Plow Co. v. Franchise Tax Board, 38 Cal. 2d 214 , 238 P. 2d 569 , appeal dismissed for want of a substantial federal question, *30 343 U.S. 939 , 96 L. … John Deere Plow Co. v. Franchise Tax Board, supra; Ford Motor Co. v. Beauchamp, 308 U.S. 331 , 84 L. Ed. 304 ; In the matter of The North American Cement Corporation v. Graves, 243 App.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Carr v. . Little

    188 N.C. 100 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jun 21, 1924

    C., 120 ; Comrs. v. Comrs., 186 N. C., 202 . … S. v. Woodside, 31 N. C., 500 ; Black’s Law Dictionary.”

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  • Bailey v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

    175 N.C. 699 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 27, 1918

    Ransom Blackwell testified: “I was with Pope Brown on 14 April, 1916. … Williams v. R. R., 140 N. C., 624 ; McRainey v. R. R., 168 N. C., 570 ; Moore v. R. R., 173 N. C., 311 ; Simmons v. Lumber Co., 174 N. C., 220 , and the very recent case (decided at this term) of Moore v. Lumber Co.

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  • Fuchs v. Fuchs

    260 N.C. 635 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Dec 11, 1963

    Lentz v. Lentz, 193 N.C. 742 , 138 S.E. 12 ; Brown v. Brown, 205 N.C. 64 , 169 S.E. 818 ; Turner v. Turner, 205 N.C. 198 , 170 S.E. 646 ; Davis v. Davis, 213 N.C. 537 , 196 S.E. 819 ; Holden v. Holden, supra.” … Story v. Story, supra; S. v. Duncan, 222 N.C. 11 , 21 S.E. 2d 822 .

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  • Arendell v. . Worth, Treasurer

    125 N.C. 111 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 31, 1899

    Arendell v. W. H. Worth, Treasurer, and W. H. Worth, State Treasurer, v. E. L. Travis, W. H. Osborne and W. C. Newland, constituting the Executive Board of the Board of Directors of the State’s prison of North Carolina. … Wilson v. Jordan, 124 N.

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  • Morse v. . Heide

    152 N.C. 625 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · May 25, 1910

    When tbe said vessel bad reached tbe cruising grounds established by tbe said board of commissioners for the Cape Fear-River and bar, L. J. … George v. Hardie, 147 N. C., 88 , that the act of 1907 is constitutional and is a lawful exercise of the power vested in the Legislature.

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  • Balentine v. . Gill

    218 N.C. 496 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 20, 1940

    . *499 The plaintiffs insist that their agreement with Gill is not within the' statute of frauds, and for this they rely upon the decisions in Brown v. Benton, 209 N. C., 285 , 183 S. E., 292 ; Garren v. … Winders v. Hill, 144 N. C., 614 , 57 S. E., 456 ; Holler v. Richards, 102 N. C., 545 , 9 S. E., 460 ; Jordan v. Furnace Co., 126 N. C., 143 , 35 S. E., 247 ; Browning v. Berry, 107 N. C., 231 , 12 S. E., 195 .

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  • Scarborough v. Dillard's, Inc.

    363 N.C. 715 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Dec 11, 2009

    Upon looking at the tape Withers and Brown confirmed that the women had taken the first two pairs of shoes without paying for them. Ms. Brown told plaintiff that the sales transaction was missing. … Brown and Ms. Withers, as well as from his supervisors Mr. Gainsboro and Mr. McCluskey. Ms.

    Cited 53 timesPublished
  • Nesbitt v. . Donoho

    198 N.C. 147 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Dec 30, 1929

    Henderson v. McLain, 146 N. C., 329 , 59 S. E., 873 ; Staley v. Lowe, 197 N. C., 243 . … Dunn v. Currie, 141 N. C., 123 , 53 S. E., 533 ; Brown v. Williams, 196 N. C., 247 , 145 S. E., 233 . *148 Tbe present ease, we think, falls within the class supporting a quantum, m&ruit recovery. Winkler v.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Russ v. . Harper

    156 N.C. 444 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 1, 1911

    Hicks v. Mfg. Co. , 138 N.C. 319 ; Pressly v. Yarn Mills, ibid. , 410. … Wacksmuth v. Relief Dept. , 157 N.C. 34 * ; Wildes v. Nelson , 154 N.C. 590 ; Memphis v. Brown , 20 Wall., 289 ; Noe v. Christian , 51 N.Y. 270 ; 1 A. E. Enc. (2 Ed.), 422 et seq .

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Nation Ford Baptist Church, Inc. v. Davis

    Supreme Court of North Carolina · Aug 19, 2022

    Nevertheless, over the next few months and against the wishes of the Board, Pastor Davis continued to conduct NATION FORD BAPTIST CHURCH V. … If the trial court determines that the Board acted outside the scope of the authority afforded to NATION FORD BAPTIST CHURCH V.

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  • Hood v. . Mercer

    150 N.C. 699 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · May 21, 1909

    Brown, J. The plaintiff is the owner of a judgment, duly docketed on 25 October, 1907, in the Superior Court of Jones County, against the defendant Sherman Mercer. … Bruce v. Nicholson, 109 N. C., 202 ; West v. Railroad, 140 N. C., 620 .

    Cited 29 timesPublished
  • Daniels v. METRO MAGAZINE HOLDING COMPANY

    361 N.C. 692 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 8, 2007

    654 S.E.2d 251 (2007) Sybil Lindsey DANIELS v. METRO MAGAZINE HOLDING COMPANY, L.L.C. and Bernie Reeves. No. 582P06. Supreme Court of North Carolina. November 8, 2007. Harvey L. … Kennedy, Annie Brown Kennedy, Winston-Salem, Harold L. Kennedy, III, for Daniels. William H. Moss, Raleigh, for Metro Magazine, et al. Prior report: 179 N.C.App. 533 , 634 S.E.2d 586 .

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Gurvin v. . Cromartie

    33 N.C. 174 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jun 5, 1850

    It was so decided by Lord Clarendon in Douglass v. Waad, 1 Chan. Cas. 99; and in Brown v. … In Browne v. Garborough, Cro. Eliz. 63, the promise was to a woman, that, if she would marry one R. B. and one J.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Harrell v. Midland Bd. of Adjustment

    800 S.E.2d 418 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jun 8, 2017

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Red Springs Hotel Co. v. Town of Red Springs

    157 N.C. 137 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 22, 1911

    Faucett v. Mount Airy, 134 N. C., 125 ; Davis v. Fremont, 135 N. C., 538 ; Hightower v. Raleigh, 150 N. C., 569 ; Water Co. v. Trustees, 151 N. C., 175 ; Bradshaw v. High Point, 151 N. C., 517 ; Underwood v. … Underwood v. Asheboro, supra; Jones v. New Bern, 152 N. C., 64 .

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • State v. Warren

    Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 18, 2016

    IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 312A15 Filed 18 March 2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. … Brown in Superior Court, Johnston County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 16 February 2016. Roy Cooper, Attorney General, by Teresa M. Postell, Assistant Attorney General, for the State. Bryan E.

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  • State v. Burney

    162 N.C. 613 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Apr 2, 1913

    Brown, J. Tlie case on appeal states: “The bill of indictment was returned by the grand jury at .September Term, 1912, and defendant moved for a continuance upon the ground that he was not ready to go, to trial. … S. v. Hunter, 143 N. C., 607 ; S. v. Sultan, 142 N. C., 569 ; S. v. Pankney, 104 N. C., 840 ; S. v. Scott, 80 N. C., 356 . The ruling is not reviewable except where there has been an abuse of discretion. S. v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • State v. Ravensford Lumber Co.

    207 N.C. 47 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 19, 1934

    Payne v. Brown, 205 N. C., 785 , 172 S. E., 348 ; Parles v. Seagraves, *48 203 N. C., 647 , 166 S. E., 747 ; Armstrong v. Service Stores, 203 N. C., 231 , 165 S. E., 680 ; Everett v. Fair Association, 202 N. … Waters v. Waters, supra. We can judicially know only what properly appears on the record. Chesson v. Bank, 190 N. C., 187 , 129 S. E., 403 ; S. v. Wheeler, 185 N. C., 670 , 116 S. E., 413 ; Walton v. McKesson, 101 N.

    Cited 14 timesPublished

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