Case law

State ex rel. Roberts v. McDevitt

231 N.C. 458 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 1, 1950

Brigman v. Baley, 213 N.C. 119 , 195 S.E. 617 ; Reed v. Commissioners, 213 N.C. 145 , 195 S.E. 620 ; Waldroup v. Ferguson, 213 N.C. 198 , 195 S.E. 615 ; Freeman v. Commissioners, 217 N.C. 209 , 7 S.E. 2d 354 ; Sams v. … Eamsey as chairman of the County Board of Health entitled to vote ? The Act of the General Assembly (Chap. 183, Public-Local Laws 1931) creating a Sinking Fund Commission for Madison County was held valid in Freeman v.

Keziah v. . Medlin

173 N.C. 237 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 28, 1917

- Brown, J. The facts set out in the record are to the effect that plaintiffs contracted to sell defendant and defendant agreed to buy a fee-simple estate in the land devised to them by the will of their father. … Sessoms v. Sessoms, 144 N. C., 121 ; Jones v. Ragsdale, 141 N. C., 200 , and Maynard v. Sears, 157 N. C., 1 , are directly in point.

Baugert v. . Blades

117 N.C. 221 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 5, 1895

In McDaniel v. … This question is discussed in 2 Black on Judgments, Section 599, in Coocoron v. Canal Co., 94 U. S., 741 , also in Louis v. Brown, 109 U. S., 162, 167 .

Skinner v. Credit

643 S.E.2d 591 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Feb 15, 2007

643 S.E.2d 591 (2007) Garry Lee SKINNER, and wife, Judy Cooper Skinner; individually and on behalf of other similarly situated individuals v. … Browning, Jr., Solicitor-General, Gary R. Govert, Special Deputy Attorney General, for Attorney General. Seth P. Rosebrock, for CRL. Carlene McNulty, for N.C. Justice Center. Kenneth L. Schorr, Charlotte, for LSSP.

Watson v. North Carolina Home Insurance

159 N.C. 638 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 23, 1912

Brown, J. Plaintiffs sue to recover upon a standard policy of insurance on tbe bouse of plaintiff Ivey issued 19 March, 1908, tbe same having been destroyed by fire 28 September, 1910. … Biggs v. Insurance Co., 88 N. C., 141 ; Gerringer v. Insurance Co., 133 N. C., 407 ; Hayes v. Insurance Co., 132 N. C., 702 ; Mordecai’s Law Lectures, 534. In referring to this principle of law in Weddington v.

Doster v. . English

152 N.C. 339 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Apr 13, 1910

Tyler on Usury, p. 110; Webb on Usury, sec. 18, and cases cited; Bennett v. Best, 142 N. C., 168 ; U. S. v. Wagoner, 34 U. S., 378 . … Bennett v. Best, supra. No error.

State v. . Townsend

86 N.C. 676 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Feb 5, 1882

Rex v. Burr, 12 Mod., 218; Wood v. Brown, 6 Taunt., 168; 1 Russell, 352; 2 Bish. Cr. Pro., § 744; State v. Sweeny, 10 Sergt. & R., 173; State v. Wright, 1 Cush., 46 ; State v. Brownlow, 7 Hump., 63; Whitaker v.

Durham Life Insurance v. Moize

175 N.C. 344 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Apr 10, 1918

A call was issued for plaintiff’s board of directors to meet on 13 May to consider the offer. On 12 May, before the offer was acted on •or accepted, it was withdrawn in writing. … Co. v. Mill Co., 119 U. S., 149 . The offer to sell was without consideration, was an option merely, and •could be withdrawn at any time before acceptance.

Horton v. . Horton

186 N.C. 332 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 24, 1923

Citing Garsed v. Garsed , 170 N.C. 672 ; Moody v. Moody , 118 N.C. 926 ; Lassiter v. Lassiter , 92 N.C. 129 ; Morris v. Morris , 89 N.C. 113 . … High v. Bailey , 107 N.C. 71 ; Setzer v. Setzer , 128 N.C. 170 .

State v. Southern Railway Co.

145 N.C. 495 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Dec 4, 1907

Brown, 205 U. … -Gen. v. Cleaver, 18 Ves. Jr., 211; Turner v. Turner, 15 Jur., 218; Saull v. Brown, L. R., 10 Ch., 64; Kerr v. Preston, L. R., 6 Ch. D., 463. Mr.

Hedrick v. Graham

245 N.C. 249 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jan 11, 1957

Board of Education, 210 N.C. 525 , 187 S.E. 781 ; Henderson v. Lexington, 132 Ky. 390 , 111 S.W. 318 ; 29 C.J.S. 910, sec. 105. … Mount Olive v. Cowan, 235 N.C. 259 , 69 S.E. 2d 525 . “As was said by Mr. Justice Brown, in Camfield v. United States, 167 U.S. 518, 524 , 42 L. Ed. 260, 262 , 17 Sup. Ct. Rep. 864, citing Rideout v.

Neal v. Camden Ferry Co.

166 N.C. 563 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 23, 1914

Moore v. Eason, 33 N. C., 569 ; Blalock v. Clark, 137 N. C., 142 ; Ward v. Gay, 137 N. C., 399 ; Hutton v. Warren, 1 M. and W., 466; Sargent v. Adams, 63 Am. Dec., 718 . … R. v. R. R., 147 N. C., 368 .

Hamrick v. Telegraph Co.

140 N.C. 151 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Dec 5, 1905

Railroad v. Stein, 19 L. R. A., 733; Simon v. Manning, 99 N. C., 327 ; Southerland v. Railroad, 106 N. C., 100 . … Smith v. Railroad, 68 N. C., 107 ; McComb v. Railroad, 70 N. C., 178 ; Branch v. Railroad, 88 N. C., 575 . In the case of Western Union Tel. Co. v.

State v. . Taylor

111 N.C. 680 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 5, 1892

Brown v. Piper, 91 U. S., 37 ; 1 Greenleaf Ev., 6a; 12 Am. and Eng. Enc., 151; Deans v. Railroad, 107 N. C., 686 . … State v. Bishop, 8 Ired., 266 ; State v. Gupton, Ibid, 271.

State v. Walls

342 N.C. 1 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 3, 1995

Brown. Defendant cites State v. … Brown. This assignment of error is overruled.

Valentine v. . Gill, Comr. of Revenue

223 N.C. 396 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 29, 1943

Reade v. Durham, 173 N. C., 668 , 92 S. E., 712 ; Commissioners v. Board of Education, 163 N. C., 404, 408 , 79 S. E., 886 . … E., 624 ; Hannah v. Board of Commissioners, 176 N. C., 395 , 97 S. E., 160 ; Commissioners v. Board of Education, swpra; Gill v. Commissioners, 160 N. C., 176 , 76 S. E., 203 .

Durham v. . Lloyd

200 N.C. 803 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 11, 1931

Parsons v. Board of Education, ante, 88, 156 S. E., 244 ; Gooch v. Western Union Telegraph Co., 196 N. C., 823 , 146 S. E., 803 , and cases cited. Affirmed. BrogdeN, J., not sitting.

State v. Hewlin.

128 N.C. 571 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Feb 26, 1901

State v. Brown, 100 N. C., 519 ; State v. Moody, 98 N. C., 671 . And it matters not with whom or whatsoever male it may have been accomplished. … State v. Griffice, 74 N. C., 316 . There is error. Let this be certified to tire Superior Court of Beaufort County to the end that further proceedings, may be bad in conformity with this opinion and the law. Error.

State ex rel. Abbott v. Beddingfield

125 N.C. 256 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 21, 1899

The 42nd section, chap. 169, of the Acts of 1897, by express terms, made the Railroad Commission a board of appraisers of railroad property in these words: “Shall constitute a board of appraisers and assessors for railroad … the old Board?

Norfolk & Southern Railroad v. Dill

171 N.C. 176 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 15, 1916

C., 128 ; Joyner v. Earley, 139 N. C., 49 ; Lassiter v. R. R., 136 N. C., 89 ; Nims v. Blythe, 127 N. C., 325 ; Parker v. Harden, 122 N. C., 111 ; King v. Dudley, 113 N. C., 167 ; Aaron v. Smith, 96 N. C., 389 ; Ely v. … Lefler v. Lane, supra; Ely v. Early, 94 N. C., 1 -7; Bremble v. Brown, 71 N. C., 513 ; R. R. v. Parks, 86 Tenn., 554 ; 25 Cyc., p. 312.