Case law

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Beaufort County

224 N.C. 115 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 8, 1944

R. v. Lenoir County, 200 N. C., 494 , 157 S. E., 610 , that a tax for poor relief is for a special purpose, special approval of the General Assembly is given under the provisions of G. … S., 1335, respectively, for the levy of a rate in the discretion of the board of county commissioners — irrespective of the limitation prescribed in G. S., 153-9 (6), formerly C. S., 1297 (8%).

Grantham v. . Nunn

188 N.C. 239 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 24, 1924

Owen v. Board of Education, 184 N. C., 267 ; Sutton v. Sutton, 183 N. C., 128 ; Moore v. Monument Co., 166 N. C., 211 . In Sutton v. … Person v. Doughton, 186 N. C., 724 ; Service Co. v. Power Co., 179 N. C., 330 ; Wall v. Strickland, 174 N. C., 298; Telephone Co. v. Telephone Co., 159 N. C., 9 ; Edgerton v. Kirby, 156 N. C., 347 ; Turnpike Co. v.

Fawcett v. . Fawcett

191 N.C. 679 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · May 5, 1926

In Brown v. Ray, 32 N. … Institute v. Mebane, 165 N. C., 644 ; Brown v. Taylor, 174 N. C., 423 ; Mfg. Co. v. McCormick, 175 N. C., 277 ; Exum v. Lynch, 188 N. C., 392 .

R. R. v. . Comrs.

178 N.C. 449 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 19, 1919

Board of Education v. Comrs. , 111 N.C. 580 . … V, secs. 1 and 6. The construction of these clauses has been fixed by a series of decisions." In Board of Education v.

Pritchett v. Clapp

288 N.C. 329 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 7, 1975

Section 4 of the Act authorized the Board to pay a monthly disability allowance — the amount to be determined by the Board “in its sole discretion” within specified máximums — for any full-time paid member of the High Point … Taylor v. Crisp, 286 N.C. 488 , 212 S.E. 2d 381 (1975) ; Childers v. Parker’s, Inc., 274 N.C. 256 , 162 S.E. 2d 481 (1968). Our construction of N. C. Sess.

State v. Barbour

278 N.C. 449 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Apr 14, 1971

State v. Bruce, supra; State v. Perry, 275 N.C. 565 , 169 S.E. 2d 839 (1969); State v. Woody, 277 N.C. 646 , 178 S.E. 2d 407 (1971). In each of these cases, the defendant unlawfully boarded the car of the victim. … Accepting the motorist’s invitation, Krum-mert and Famular boarded the car.

Cresler v. Asheville.

134 N.C. 311 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 8, 1904

It is the positive duty of the governing authorities of cities and towns to- keep the streets, including the sidewalks, in proper repair, that is, as was said in Bunch v. Edenton, 90 N. C., 131 , and Russell v. … No action shall be instituted or maintained against said city upon any claim or demand whatsoever of any kind or character, until the claimant shall have first presented his or her claim or demand in writing to said Board

Settle v. Southern Railway Co.

150 N.C. 643 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · May 19, 1909

Brown, J. … The evidence is much stronger than the evidence in Blackwell v. Railroad, 111 N. C., 151 , and Kimberly v. Howland, 143 N. C., 398 .

Simmons v. Defiance Box Co.

148 N.C. 344 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 23, 1908

Sumner v. Sessoms, 94 N. C., 377 . This means by motion in tbe cause,- for tbe court corrects the record to speak tbe truth. To same purport, Doyle v. Brown, 72 N. … In Flowers v. King, 145 N.

Booshee v. . Surles

85 N.C. 90 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 5, 1881

Morris v. Rippy, 4 Jones, 533 . Referring to an ancient but disused practice of giving a plaintiff allowed to sue without payment of costs, if nonsuit-ed, an election to pay costs or be whipped, Mr. … Rice v. Brown 1 B. & P. 39; Beavens Costs 121.

Paul v. . Burton

180 N.C. 45 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 15, 1920

This was held in the case of Lowe v. Elliott, 107 N. … Cameron v. Power Co., 137 N. C., 99 ; National Bank v. Sumner, 119 N. C., 591 ; Bernhardt v. Brown, 118 N. C., 701 , etc.; Consolidated Statutes, secs. 643, 641, 640, 590; Revisal 1905, secs. 591, 590, 554.

Trotter v. Town of Franklin

146 N.C. 554 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Feb 26, 1908

The opposite view, however, obtained with the majority of the board, as we have seen, and this is, in effect, an effort by the plaintiff to reverse its action by order of the court. … Ilis remedy is by an appeal to the citizens to elect a new .board that will be in accord with his own views, and not by an appeal to the courts, who are not charged with the supervision of suth matters. Stratford v.

Walker v. Continental Baking Co.

262 N.C. 534 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 30, 1964

State v. Brown, 249 N.C. 271 , 106 S.E. 2d 232 ; Jackson v. Sanitarium, 234 N.C. 222 , 67 S.E. 2d 57 ; Roberts v. Roberts, 82 N.C. 29 . New trial.

Ericson v. . Ericson

226 N.C. 474 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jun 5, 1946

See also Plott v. Construction Co., 198 N. C., 782 , 153 S. E., 396 ; Waters v. Waters, supra; Pruitt v. Wood, 199 N. C., 788 , 156 S. E., 126 ; Everett v. Fair Association, 202 N. C., 838 , 162 S. E., 896 ; Riggan v. … E., 358 ; Armstrong v. Service Stores, 203 N. C., 231 , 165 S. E., 680 ; Parks v. Seagraves, 203 N. C., 647 , 166 S. E., 747 ; Payne v. Brown, 205 N. C., 785 , 172 S. E., 348 ; Ins. Co. v. Bullard, supra; Goodman v.

Wagoner v. North Carolina Railroad

238 N.C. 162 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 23, 1953

Brown, J., wrote the opinion for the Court. In Bordeaux v. R. R., 150 N.C. 528 , 64 S.E. 439 , these facts appeared from the evidence. … Murphy v. Murphy, 202 N.C. 394 , 162 S.E. 901 ; Gibbs v. R. R., 200 N.C. 49 , 156 S.E. 138 ; Peterson v. R. R., 143 N.C. 260 , 55 S.E. 618 ; Willis v. R. R., 122 N.C. 905 , 29 S.E. 941 . In Brown v. R.

State Ex Rel. Lassiter v. Phillips

70 N.C. 462 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jan 5, 1874

for a pauper being a “poor order ” (supposing it to have been a material subject of inquiry) it would seem, to be almost a self-evident proposition ; and the statement of the witness, that “ he had been a member of the Board … This presumption of the fixedness in the rules and customs of a Board of Commission *466 ers, is wholly unlike the instance of tenancy at one date, not being evidence of tenancy .at a prior date. So, Nichols v.

Lucas v. White

248 N.C. 38 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 19, 1958

J., in Morgan v. Saunders, supra, citing Shirley v. Ayers, 201 N.C. 51 , 158 S.E. 840 ; James v. Coach Co., 207 N.C. 742 , 178 S.E. 607 ; Hancock v. Wilson, 211 N.C. 129 , 189 S.E. 631 ; Guthrie v. … Gocking, 214 N.C. 513 , 199 S.E. 707 ; Brown v. Products Co., Inc., 222 N.C. 626 , 24 S.E. 2d 334 ; Hoke v. Greyhound Corp., 227 N.C. 412 , 42 S.E. 2d 593 .

State v. . Walker

173 N.C. 780 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · May 9, 1917

Brown, J". … S. v. Teachey, 138 N. C., 598 ; S. v. Spivey, 132 N. C., 989 ; S. v. Daniel, 139 N. C., 552 ; S. v. Lipscomb, 134 N. C., 694 .

Phifer v. Commissioners of Cabarrus County

157 N.C. 150 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 22, 1911

BROWN and WALKER, JJ., dissenting. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court by MR. CHIEF JUSTICE CLARK. … S. v. Tyson , 133 N.C. 692 ; S. v. Davis , 134 N.C. 635 . No error. *Page 123

Johnson v. Reformers.

135 N.C. 385 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · May 11, 1904

Clark’s Code (3 Ed.), page 731; Brown v. Plott, 129 N. C., 272 ; Davenport v. Grissom, 113 N. C., 38 ; Ballard v. Gay, 108 N. C., 544 ; Boing v. Railroad, 88 N. C., 62 . … Bryan v. Heck, 67 N. C., 322 ; Gay v. Nash, 84 N. C., 335 ; Thomas v. Myers, 87 N. C., 31 ; Wood v. Railroad, 131 N. C., 48 .