Case law

Den Ex Dem. Southerland v. Cox

14 N.C. 394 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Dec 5, 1832

Brown, Cro. J. 590. 1 Eq. ca. Ab. 187.) … (Han bury v. Cockerell. Fearne 396.)

Webb v. . Hutchins

228 N.C. 1 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 8, 1947

Tyndall v. Hines Co., 226 N. C., 620 . … Brown v. Products Co., 222 N. C., 626 , 24 S. E. (2d), 334 ; Reeves v. Staley, 220 N. C., 573 , 18 S. E. (2d), 239 ; Hoke v. Greyhound Corp., 227 N. C., 412 .

Isley v. . Boon

113 N.C. 249 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 5, 1893

Commissioners v. Murray, 2 Vir. Cases, 504; Bridgers v. Ridgley, 2 Litt. (Ky.), 395. … Sumner v. Sessoms, 94 N. C., 371 ; Doyle v. Brown, 72 N. C., 393 , and numerous other decisions in our Reports.

State v. . Dilliard

223 N.C. 446 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 13, 1943

Pigford v. R. R., 160 N. C., 93 , 75 S. E., 860 ; 3. v. Bowman, 78 N. C., 509 ; Ray v. Ray, 98 N. C., 567 ; Martin v. Hanes Co., 189 N. C., 644 , 127 S. E., 688 ; Godfrey v. Power Co., 190 N. C., 24 , 128 S. E., 485 . … S . v. McKnight, 196 N. C., 259 , 145 S. E., 281 , and cases cited; S. v. Linney, 212 N. C., 739 , 194 S. E., 470 ; S. v. Brown, 218 N. C., 415 , 11 S. E. (2d), 321 . Here no defect appears.

Lancaster Trust Co. v. Mason

152 N.C. 660 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · May 27, 1910

Brown, J. … Gibbons v. Mahon, 136 U. S., 558 .

Commissioners v. . Hall

177 N.C. 490 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · May 21, 1919

This has been so fully discussed that it is only necessary to cite a few of the cases: Wilmington v. Bryan , 141 N.C. 679 ; Guilford v. Georgia Co. , 112 N.C. 37 ; Gatling v. Comrs. , 92 N.C. 536 ; Cobb v. … Elizabeth City , 75 N.C. 1 ; Battle v. Thompson , 65 N.C. 406 . In Wilmington v. Bryan , 141 N.C. 675 , Brown, J. , says: `No counterclaim is valid against a demand for taxes,' citing Gatling v. Comrs., supra .

Bank v. . Lumber Company

116 N.C. 828 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Feb 5, 1895

The testimony shows that the board of directors of defendant company *Page 489 consisted of five members, Avery being one of them, and that he and two others were present at this meeting. … Cited: S. c. , 120 N.C. 476 ; Bank v. Furniture Co. , 122 N.C. 752 ; Glass Plate Co. v. Furniture Co. , 126 N.C. 889 . *Page 491

Fairbanks, Morse & Company, Inc. v. J. A. Murdock Co.

207 N.C. 348 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 21, 1934

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. … Justice Walker has been often cited and approved by this Court, most recently in the case of Insurance Company v. Dey, 206 N. C., 368 .

Reynolds v. . Wood

219 N.C. 626 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · May 21, 1941

Long v. Guaranty Co., 178 N. C., 503 , 101 S. E., 11 ; Sills v. Ford, 171 N. C., 733 , 88 S. E., 636 . … Bernhardt v. Brown, 118 N. C., 701 , 24 S. E., 527 . Except as thus modified, the judgment of the Superior Court is Affirmed.

State v. Stone

240 N.C. 606 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 22, 1954

In the case of S. v. … S. v. Vinson, 63 N.C. 335 ; S. v. Brantley, 84 N.C. 766 . In the case of S. v.

Bradshaw v. Hilton Lumber Co .

172 N.C. 219 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Oct 11, 1916

BrowN, J. The plaintiff seeks to recover damages for cutting pine timber on his lands of a size smaller than 12 inches in diameter. … Driller Co. v. Worth, 117 N. C., 515 ; Ogden v. Land Co., 146 N. C., 443 . 2.

Lowe v. . Taylor

196 N.C. 275 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 21, 1928

Earwood v. R. R., 192 N. C., 27 , 133 S. E., 180 ; Albritton v. Hill, 190 N. C., 429 , 130 S. E., 5 ; Graham, v. Charlotte, 186 N. C., 649 , 120 S. E., 466 . In Taylor v. Stewart, 172 N. C., 204 , 90 S. … See, also, Taylor v. Lumber Co., 173 N. C., 112 , 91 S. E., 719 .

State v. Lloyd

321 N.C. 301 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Feb 3, 1988

State v. Brown, 315 N.C. 40, 55 , 337 S.E. 2d 808, 820 (1985), cert. denied,- -- U.S. ---, 90 L.Ed. 2d 733 (1986). … State v. Brown, 320 N.C. 179 , 358 S.E. 2d 1 (1987). We decline to overrule our recent holding in Brown. Second, the defendant requests that we reject our holding in State v.

State v. Davis

353 N.C. 1 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Dec 21, 2000

See State v. Leroux, 326 N.C. 368, 378 , 390 S.E.2d 314, 322 , cert. denied, 498 U.S. 871 , 112 L. Ed. 2d *45 155 (1990); Brown, 320 N.C. at 191 , 358 S.E.2d at 11 ; State v. … State v. Brown, 327 N.C. 1, 20 , 394 S.E.2d 434, 446 (1990).

State v. Hilton

271 N.C. 456 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 27, 1967

State v. Duncan, 270 N.C. 241, 246 , 154 S.E. 2d 53 . The only assignment of error in the record is the exception to the judgment, which presents only the face of the record proper for review. Dellinger v. … While we do not hold that as a matter of law the punishment was in excess of the powers of the judge, we must note that the sentences were imposed under circumstances which would seem to warrant prompt review by the Board

Canter v. . Chilton

175 N.C. 406 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Apr 17, 1918

Halstead v. Mullen, 93 N. C., 252 ; Sullivan v. Blount, 165 N. C., 7 . Tbe motion to nonsuit was properly overruled. … Smith v. Tew, 127 N. C., 299 ; Bynum v. Thompson, 25 N. C., 579 .

Woodruff v. Piedmont Trust Co.

173 N.C. 546 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · May 16, 1917

In Browne on Statute of Frauds (5 Ed.), 469; sec. 346, it is said that “The return of the sheriff upon an execution, however informal, is a sufficient writing within the statute of frauds,” citing Nichols v. … In Ruckle v.

Mitchell v. . Shuford

200 N.C. 321 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jan 27, 1931

Eubanks v. Becton, 158 N. C., 231 ; Brown v. Jennings, 188 N. C., 155 . All the parties to the contract are entitled to have the same carried out as written. In Stevens v. Turlington, 186 N. … In Sullivan v. Kuolt, 145 N.

Morris v. Seashore Transportation Co.

208 N.C. 807 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 20, 1935

To the same effect is the utterance of Brown, J., in Cullifer v. R. R., 168 N. C., 309 , 84 S. … C., 310 ; Wheeler v. Gibbon, 126 N. C., 811 ; Ray v. R. R., 141 N. C., 84 ; Casada v. Ford, 189 N. C., 744 ; Caudle v. R. R., 202 N. C., 404 . For the reasons given, the judgment must be Reversed.

Mitchem v. National Weaving Co.

210 N.C. 732 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 25, 1936

E., 446 ; Merrell v. Dudley, 139 N. C., 57 , 51 S. E., 777 ; Kelly v. Traction Co., 132 N. C., 369 , 43 S. E., 923 ; 38 C. J., 478; 18 R. C. L., 28. In Brown v. Martin, 176 N. C., 31 , 96 S. … Stanford v. Grocery Co., supra; Jones v. R. R., 131 N. C., 133 , 42 S. E., 559 ; Griffin v. Sellers, 19 N. C., 492 ; Plummer v. Gheen, 10 N. C., 66 . The case is not like Price v. Stanley, 128 N. C., 38 , 38 S.