Case law

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.

Hunt Manufacturing Co. v. Hudson

200 N.C. 541 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Apr 1, 1931

S., 2445, applies only to bonds given to municipal corporations, and while “Tbe Board of Trustees of tbe East Carolina Teachers’ College” is declared a body corporate by 3 C. … S., 5863, such board, we apprehend, is not a municipal corporation within tbe purview of C. S., 2445. A similar bolding was made with respect to tbe North Carolina State Highway Commission in Trust Co. v.

Clark v. Inn West

324 N.C. 415 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · May 4, 1989

N.C.G.S. § 28A-18-2 (1984); Carver v. Carver, 310 N.C. 669, 673 , 314 S.E. 2d 739, 742 (1984). … Clark v. Inn West, 89 N.C. App. 275, 279 , 365 S.E. 2d 682, 685 (1988).

Hawes v. . Commissioners

175 N.C. 268 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 27, 1918

Tbe court properly beld as a conclusion of law tbat “tbe Board of County Commissioners of Pender bave no lawful authority to levy sucb assessment upon tbe real estate of said district.” … Harper v. CoMrs., 133 N. C., 114. Tbe restraining order was properly continued to tbe final bearing, at which time, upon tbe admissions in tbe defendants’ answer, tbe injunction should be made perpetual.

Moore v. . Alexander

96 N.C. 34 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Feb 5, 1887

McKellar v. Powell, 4 Hawks, 34 . The same rulings have been made in regard to the sureties to an administration bond. Chairman, &c., v. Clark, 4 Hawks, 43 ; Vanbrok v. Barwell, 4 Dev., 268 ; Governor v. … v.

Jarrett v. High Point Trunk & Bag Co.

144 N.C. 299 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Apr 9, 1907

Brown, J. … State v. Austin, 79 N. C., 626 ; Burton v. Railroad, 84 N. C., 197 ; Bynum v. Bynum, 33 N. C., 636 ; State v. Wolf, 122 N. C., 1081 .

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 .

Lenoir v. . R. R.

194 N.C. 710 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Dec 14, 1927

In Anderson v. … Co. v. Severns Paving Co. , 170 P. 216 , 10 A.L.R., 157 , in which many authorities are assembled.

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.

Rose v. Bank of Wadesboro

217 N.C. 600 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · May 22, 1940

Fisher v. Brown, 135 N. C., 198 . … Roebuck v. Surety Co., supra. Where a guardian uses funds of its ward in its own business it is chargeable with tbe highest rate of interest. Fisher v. Brown, supra.

Golden v. . Levy

4 N.C. 141 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jan 5, 1814

Cited: Symington v. McLin , 18 N.C. 299 ; Brown v. Morris , 83 N.C. 255 .

Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Pennington

356 N.C. 571 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Dec 20, 2002

This Court, however, rejected an analogous argument in Brown v. Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co., 285 N.C. 313 , 204 S.E.2d 829 (1974). … In Brown , the plaintiff’s intestate died as a result of an accident involving an uninsured motorist.

Emory v. . Credle

185 N.C. 2 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Feb 21, 1923

*5 or by means of any fire happening to or on board the vessel, unless such fire is caused by the design or neglect of such owner.” , , . … Craig v. Continental Ins. Co., 141 U. S., 638 ; In re Garnett et al., 141 U. S., 1 ; Walker v.

Mitchell v. Univ. of N.C. Bd. of Governors

Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 17, 2025

“[F]rom the chancellor,” the faculty member may appeal “to the Board of Trustees,” and that board shall make a final decision subject to review by the Board of Governors. … Professor Mitchell appealed that decision again to the Board of Trustees, and again to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors, before seeking judicial review.

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.

Brewer v. . Wynne

154 N.C. 467 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Apr 5, 1911

It has been beld in numerous cases in this' State that a demurrer admits all of the allegations of the complaint (Bond v. Wool, 107 N. C., 139 ; Loughran v. Giles, 110 N. C., 426 ; Merrimon v. Paving Co., 142 N. … Buie v. Brown, 104 N. C., 335 . As a corollary of this rule, therefore, it may be said that a complaint cannot be overthrown by a demurrer unless it be wholly insufficient.

In Re Sheppard's Will

128 N.C. 54 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 12, 1901

Simms v. Simms, 21 N. C., 684 ; Hill v. Bell, 61 N. C., 122 ; Hughes v. Smith, 64 N. C., 493 . … A very similar case is Brown v. Eaton, 91 N. C., 26 , in wbicb tbe script was written in a book containing accounts due deceased and was found eight months after bis decease in a bureau drawer.

Huffman v. Ingold

181 N.C. 426 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jun 3, 1921

Strother v. R. R., 123 N. C., 199 , and numerous cases there cited. … Lumber Co. v. Branch, 158 N. C., 251 , which the plaintiff requests us to do in this case.

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.

Hyatte v. . Allison

48 N.C. 533 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Aug 5, 1856

The deputy sheriff had in his hands a writ, issued at the instance of the plaintiff against Thomas Browning, returnable to the Spring Term, 1851, of Ilaywood Superior Court, which writ was returned by him on Thursday of the … Halcombe v. Rowland, 8 Ire. R. 240. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed.