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  • Wellborn v. . Finley

    52 N.C. 228 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Dec 5, 1859

    This is a well settled rule of law, and is an instance of that being done, by mere act of law, which the party had before professed to do by a solemn act; Foscue v. Satterwhite, 2 Ired. Rep. 470 ; McNeely v. … This is decided in Doe v. Oliver, reported in 2 Smith’s leading cases, 417, where the authorities are collected.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • State v. Bovender

    233 N.C. 683 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jun 7, 1951

    Riley King was not permitted to testify how long defendants' witness Brown had been living in their home and how long he had known her husband, but later Brown testified without objection he had been living there since December … Brown v. Vestal, 231 N.C. 56 , 55 S.E.2d 797 ; Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Rouse Banking Co., 191 N.C. 500 , 132 S.E. 468 ; State v. Hardy, 189 N.C. 799 , 128 S.E. 152 .

    Overruled on other grounds by State v. Barnes, 324 N.C. 539 (1989)Cited 31 timesPublished
  • Taylor v. First National Bank of Snow Hill

    190 N.C. 175 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 30, 1925

    Joyner v. Stancill, 108 N. C., 153 ; Terry v. Robbins, 128 N. C., 140 ; Dawson v. Thigpen, 137 N. C., 462 ; Bank v. Knox, 187 N. C., 565 ; Saleeby v. Brown, ante, 138. In Bank v. Hall, 174 N. … C., 477 , Brown, J., said: “It is well settled that a renewal note is not payment of tbe original indebtedness unless so intended. 7 Cyc., 877; Kidder v. McIlhenny, 81 N. C., 123 ; Hyman v. Deverux, 63 N.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • State v. . Whitley

    208 N.C. 661 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 1, 1935

    The objection is not to the substance of the change (S. v. Brown, 203 N. C., 513 , 166 S. E., 396 ), but to the manner and time of the correction. … Bisanar v. Suttlemyre, 193 N. C., 711 , 138 S. E., 1 . Still this would not work a new trial of the cause, but simply an order of remand to have the correction properly made. S. v. Brown, supra; Summerlin v.

    Cited 35 timesPublished
  • Felmet v. . Commissioners

    186 N.C. 251 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 17, 1923

    22 of the general act, merely requires a petition of the board of education. … Board of Education v. Bray, 184 N. C., 484 ; Wilson v. Comrs., 183 N. C., 638 ; Comrs. v. Malone, 179 N. C., 110 . Affirmed.

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • Parsons v. . Wright

    223 N.C. 520 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 3, 1943

    McGrew v. Stewart, 32 Pac., 896 ; Board of Com’rs v. Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co., 132 N. W., 675 . This authority extends to alleys as a part of the system of streets. C. S., 2787 (11). … J., 160, sec. 2278; Board of Com’rs v. Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co., supra.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Wilson Lumber & Milling Co. v. Hutton

    152 N.C. 537 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · May 11, 1910

    In Brown v. House, 116 N. C., 859 , and s. c., 118 N. … Brown v. House, 116 N. C., 866; Cox v. Cox, 91 N. C., 356 .” The Court further said, quoting from Mayo v. Blount, 23 N.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Ramsey v. Camp

    254 N.C. 443 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Apr 12, 1961

    Brown v. R.R., 208 N.C. 423 , 181 S.E. 279 ; Holland v. Utilities Co., 208 N.C. 289 , 180 S.E. 592 ; Slade v. Sherrod, supra; Mason v. … Co. v. American Transit Lines, 408 Ill. 336 , 97 N.E. 2d 264 ; Aldridge v. Morris, 337 Ill. App. 369 , 86 N.E. 2d 143 ; Brown v. R.R., supra. In the last cited case the plaintiffs instituted an action against D. B.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Hood v. . Sutton

    175 N.C. 98 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Dec 22, 1917

    Faison v. Comrs., 171 N. C., 415 . … L., 375; Conner v. Gray, 9 Anno. Cases, 121 and note; R. R. v. Comrs., 109 N. C., 159 . We therefore conclude that there was no error in continuing the re.straining order. Affirmed.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Fletcher v. Collins

    218 N.C. 1 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jun 19, 1940

    Mears v. Board of Education, 214 N. C., 89 , 197 S. … Hood, Comr., v. Realty, Inc., 211 N. C., 582 , 191 S. E., 410 ; S. v. Brockwell, 209 N. C., 209 , 183 S. E., 378 ; Glenn v. Board of Education, 210 N. C., 525 , 187 S. E., 781 ; Albertson v. Albertson, 207 N.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Duplin County

    226 N.C. 719 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 20, 1946

    See Power Co. v. Clay County, supra. … However, if the record correctly shows the levy as actually made, the board has no power to amend. See Power Co. v. Clay County, supra, where the authorities are cited and assembled.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Thornburgh v. . Mastin

    93 N.C. 258 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 5, 1885

    Cole, 7 Ired., 290 ; Blake v. Lane, 5 Ired. Eq., 412 ; Brown v. Blacknall, 5 Jones’ Eq., 423; Devereux v. Burgwyn, 5 Ired. Eq., 351 ; Headen v. Womack, 88 N. C., 468 . … Brown v. Blacknall, Blake v. Lane , and Devereux v. Burgwyn, supra, are all old equity cases, in which the Court had to pass upon the law and facts. The case of Devereux v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Ball v. City of Hendersonville

    205 N.C. 414 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 22, 1933

    The only allegations in the complaint in this action with respect to the demurring defendant, the Board of Financial Control of Buncombe County, are (1) that said defendant is a corporation organized under .and by virtue … Hanks v. Utilities Co., 204 N. C., 155 , 167 S. E., 560 ; Southerland v. Harrell, 204 N. C., 675 , 169 S. E., 423 ; Ellis v. Perley, 200 N. C., 403 , 157 S. E., 29 .

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Ray Ex Rel. Ray v. Robinson

    216 N.C. 430 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 1, 1939

    Winkler v. Killian, 141 N. C., 575 , 54 S. E., 540 ; Bank v. McCullers, 201 N. C., 412 , 160 S. E., 497 ; Landreth v. Morris, 214 N. C., 619 , 200 S. E., 378 . … Brown v. Williams, 196 N. C., 247 , 145 S. E., 233 . Upon this principle the case has been tried, and the record is apparently free from error.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Riley v. Pelletier.

    134 N.C. 316 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 8, 1904

    McMinn v. Hamilton, 77 N. C., 301 ; County Board v. State Board, 106 N. C., 81 ; Cherry v. Lilly, 113 N. C., 27 . … Howard v. Railroad, supra. In County Board v. State Board, supra, the motion to remove was made before the expiration of the extension of time to *319 answer, but after tbe answer was filed, and it was field too late.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Rocky Mount Savings & Trust Co. v. McDearman

    213 N.C. 141 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 2, 1938

    It was said in Smith v. Brown, 99 N. C., 377 , 6 S. E., 667 : “The administrator de bonis non but takes up the broken thread and carries out an interrupted and incomplete administration. … The decision in Smith v. Brown, 99 N. C., 377 , 6 S.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • State v. Cummings

    647 S.E.2d 430 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jun 8, 2007

    The following order has been entered on the motion filed on the 7th day of June 2007 by Defendant to File Supplemental Brief Addressing Uttecht v. … Brown as related to issues I and II: *431 "Motion Allowed by order of the Court in conference this the 8th day of June 2007."

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • McCleary v. NC COURT OF APPEALS

    366 N.C. 244 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jun 28, 2012

    727 S.E.2d 288 (2012) Cher McCLEARY v. N.C. COURT OF APPEALS; Gaston County Superior Court, Presiding Judge; Gaston County Clerk of Court, Hon. Lawrence N. Brown, Jr.; Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Trustee.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Ladies Benevolent Society v. Orrell

    195 N.C. 405 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Apr 4, 1928

    Coke on Littleton, 4 b; Jarman on Wills, 1297; Page on Wills, secs. 846, 1023; South v. Alleine, 91 Eng. Reports, 202; Doe v. Lakeman, 109 ibid., 1054, 1057; Reed v. Reed, 9 Mass., 372 ; Green v. … In Perry v. Hackney, 142 N.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Whitley v. . Gaylord

    48 N.C. 286 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jun 5, 1856

    The counsel for the plaintiff relied on the fact that the statute gives to the bond the force of a judgment, and cited Brown v. Frazier, 1 Murph. 421 . … v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished

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