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  • Hall v. Southern Railway Co.

    146 N.C. 345 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Dec 11, 1907

    But in Vance v. Railway, supra, we also cited with approval the case of Brown v. Railroad, 30 S. W. … Lassiter v. Railroad, 136 N. C., 89 ; Griffin v. Carter, 40 N. C., 413 ; Brown v. Pratt, 56 N. C., 202 . But not so as to a statute.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Chilton v. . Smith

    180 N.C. 472 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Dec 1, 1920

    Sowell v. Barrett, 45 N. C., 50 ; Brown v. Carson, ib., 272; Campbell v. Campbell, 55 N. C., 364 ; Briant v. Corpening, 62 N. C., 325 ; Bonham v. Craig, 80 N. C., 224 ; Egerton v. Jones, 102 N. C., 278 ; Norris v. … C., 159 ; Sprague v. Bond, 115 N. C., 530 ; Newton v. Clark, 174 N. C., 393 ; Williamson v. Rabon, 177 N. C., 302 ; Newbern v. Newbern, 178 N. C., 3 . In Gaylord v. Gaylord, 150 N.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Gill v. City of Charlotte

    213 N.C. 160 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 2, 1938

    This question has heretofore been determined by this Court in Hallyburton v. … Board of Education, ante, 9, in which it is said: “So that now, local units may create debts and issue their bonds for necessary expenses without a vote of the people and without special approval of the Legislature: Provided

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Lee v. Barefoot

    196 N.C. 107 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 3, 1928

    Cooper v. White, 46 N. C., 389 ; Ipock v. Gaskins, 161 N. C., 673 ; Penny v. Battle, 191 N. C., 220 ; Bissette v. Strickland, ibid., 260; Craven County v. Parker, 194 N. C., 561 . … To this end, as was said in Brown v. Brown, 168 N.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Pulley v. Pulley

    256 N.C. 600 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 28, 1962

    Glenn v. City of Raleigh, 248 N.C. 378 , 103 S.E. 2d 482 ; Hayes v. City of Wilmington, 243 N.C. 525 , 91 S.E. 2d 673 ; Bruce v. O’Neal Flying Service, 234 N.C. 79 , 66 S.E. 2d 312 ; Maddox v. … Brown, 233 N.C. 519 , 64 S.E. 2d 864 .

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • State v. Camacho

    337 N.C. 224 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jul 29, 1994

    In State v. … Brown, 320 N.C. at 190 , 358 S.E.2d at 10 (quoting State v. Wiseman, 178 N.C. 784, 790 , 101 S.E. 629, 631 (1919)). See also State v. Allison, 298 N.C. 135 , 257 S.E.2d 417 (1979).

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • State v. Smith

    351 N.C. 251 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Feb 4, 2000

    State v. Brown, 300 N.C. 731, 735-36 , 268 S.E.2d 201, 204 (1980). … Brown, 320 N.C. 179, 231 , 358 S.E.2d 1, 34 , cert. denied, 484 U.S. 970 , 98 L. Ed. 2d 406 (1987).

    Cited 66 timesPublished
  • Holden v. . Totten

    225 N.C. 558 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 31, 1945

    Brown, 203 N. C., 513 , 166 S. E., 396 , or tbe execution may there be recalled. Finance Co. v. Trust Co., 213 N. C., 369 , 196 S. E., 340 ; Crowder v. Stiers, 215 N. C., 123 , 1 S. E. (2d), 353 . … Monroe v. Niven, 221 N C., 362, 20 S. E. (2d), 311 ; Clark v. Homes, 189 N. C., 703 , 128 S. E., 20 ; Hargrove v. Wilson, 148 N. C., 439 , 62 S. E., 520 ; Dowdle v. Corpening, 32 N. C., 58 ; S. v. King, 27 N. C., 203 .

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Howle v. Twin States Express, Inc.

    237 N.C. 667 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · May 6, 1953

    See Wise v. Hollowell, supra, and cases cited; also Steele v. Tel. Co., supra; Ingle v. Cassady, supra; Russ v. R. R., 220 N.C. 715 , 18 S.E. 2d 130 ; Charnock v. … Thus it would seem that Florence County was a proper venue for the action instituted by plaintiff, and at least defendant Brown had substantial right under the statute to a trial therein.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Morton v. . Lumber Co.

    178 N.C. 164 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 8, 1919

    Fishel v. Browning , 145 N.C. 71 . … Valentine , 179 N.C. 425 ; Dill v. Reynolds , 186 N.C. 296 ; Austin v. Brown , 191 N.C. 627 ; Bank v. Lumber Co. , 193 N.C. 759 ; Jenkins v. Strickland , 214 N.C. 445 ; Morehead v. Harris , 262 N.C. 342 .

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Tucker v. . Wilkins

    105 N.C. 272 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Feb 5, 1890

    The Code, § 268; Grant v. Gooch, decided at this term, and cases there cited. Obviously, the evidence of the plaintiff, testifying in his own behalf, embraced by the second exception, was competent. … Roulhack v. Brown, 87 N. C., 1 ; Pasour v. Lineberger, 90 N. C., 159 . The other exceptions are without merit.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Vaughan v. . Davenport

    159 N.C. 369 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · May 15, 1912

    Brown, J. … Meadows v. Marsh, 123 N. C., 189 ; McManus R. R., 150 N. C., 662 ; Bryant v. Insurance Co., 147 N.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • State v. Chase

    231 N.C. 589 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 22, 1950

    S. v. Bell, 228 N.C. 659 , 46 S.E. 2d 834 ; S. v. Sawyer, 224 N.C. 61 , 29 S.E. 2d 34 ; S. v. Manning, 221 N.C. 70 , 18 S.E. 2d 821 ; S. v. Cox, 201 N.C. 357 , 160 S.E. 358 . … Brown, J., in speaking for the Court in S. v.

    Cited 33 timesPublished
  • Pendergraph v. American Railway Express Co.

    178 N.C. 344 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 22, 1919

    Neal v. Hardware Co., 122 N. C., 105 ; Lewark v. R. R., 137 N. C., 383 ; Lumber Co. v. R. R., 151 N. C., 25 , and cases there cited; Rawls v. R. R., 173 N. C., 8 . … Bowers v. R. R., 107 N. C., 722 . They elected to bring an action before a justice of the peace for breach of contract. Froelich v. Express Co., 67 N. C., 1 .

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Lindsey v. . Mitchell

    174 N.C. 458 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 31, 1917

    R. v. McCarthy, *460 96 U. S., 258 ; First National Bank, etc., v. Dovetail, etc., Co., 148 Ind., 534 -538) ; and a recent case in our own Court (Brown v. Chemical Co., 165 N. … Co. v. Tierny, 133 N. C., 631 ; Dows v. Exchange Bank, 91 U. S., 618 .

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Garland v. . Arrowood

    174 N.C. 657 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Dec 5, 1917

    Brown, J. It appears that the defendant Luther C. Arrowood was adjudged a bankrupt, June, 1910. … Gross v. McBrayer, 159 N. C., 372 . New trial.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Cross v. . Cross

    90 N.C. 15 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Feb 5, 1884

    Brown v. Williams, 84 N. C., 116 . There, the petitioner allowed twelve months to elapse before filing his petition, and it was held he had lost his appeal by his laches.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Reed v. . Madison County

    213 N.C. 145 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 2, 1938

    Speaking to tbe question in tbe Borden case, supra, Brown, J., delivering tbe opinion of tbe Court, said: “A public officer is not entitled to payment for duties imposed upon bim by statute, in tbe absence of an express provision … Newman v. Comrs., 208 N. C., 675 , 182 S. E., 453 ; Wood v. Braswell, 192 N. C., 588 , 135 S. E., 529 .

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Parker v. Southern Railway Co.

    121 N.C. 501 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 5, 1897

    C., 253 ; Porter v. Railroad, 106 N. C., 478 ; Stephens v. Koonce, Ibid, 255; Pipkin v. Green, 112 N. C., 355 ; State v. Freeman, 114 N. C., 872 ; Paine v. Cureton , Ibid, 606; Graham v. Edwards, Ibid, 228; Haynes v. … C., 841 ; Causey v. Snow, Ibid, 497; Shober v. Wheeler, 119 N C., 471; Brown v. House, Ibid, 622; Guano Co. v. Hicks, 120 N.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Bullock v. Williams

    212 N.C. 113 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 13, 1937

    To the same effect is the holding in Ledford v. Lumber Co., 183 N. C., 614 ; In re Hardee, 187 N. C., 381 ; Brown v. Tel. Co., 198 N. C., 771 ; Campbell v. R. R., 201 N. C., 102 ; Mewborn v. Rudisill, 211 N. C., 544 . … This does not fall within the condemnation of Trust Co. v. Greyhound Lines, 210 N. C., 293 , and Taylor v. Construction Co., 193 N. C., 775 .

    Cited 10 timesPublished

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