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... jury . " The General Assembly of the State of North Carolina , for the purpose of carrying into effect the said section , and regulating the practice and procedure in civil actions , in the several courts of this State , do enact as ...
... jury . " The General Assembly of the State of North Carolina , for the purpose of carrying into effect the said section , and regulating the practice and procedure in civil actions , in the several courts of this State , do enact as ...
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... jury . That this secondary sense is sometimes employed is quite true , but it is not strictly correct . It is merely by a figure of speech that the indictment - the formal charge - is used for the entire prosecution . The strictly legal ...
... jury . That this secondary sense is sometimes employed is quite true , but it is not strictly correct . It is merely by a figure of speech that the indictment - the formal charge - is used for the entire prosecution . The strictly legal ...
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... jury be needed , thirty - eight , qualified persons , to be drawn and summoned as jurors for said term ; and , also to ad- vertise said term at the Court House and at one public place in every township in his county , or by publication ...
... jury be needed , thirty - eight , qualified persons , to be drawn and summoned as jurors for said term ; and , also to ad- vertise said term at the Court House and at one public place in every township in his county , or by publication ...
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... jury at any special term , unless the same shall be ordered by the Governor . 11a . - Rotation of Judges . [ Chapter 27 , Acts of 1876-7 . ] The judges of the superior courts shall ride the circuits successively , commencing at the ...
... jury at any special term , unless the same shall be ordered by the Governor . 11a . - Rotation of Judges . [ Chapter 27 , Acts of 1876-7 . ] The judges of the superior courts shall ride the circuits successively , commencing at the ...
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... jury , an order for the trial may be made by the Judge , stating distinctly and plainly the ques- tion of fact to be tried ; and such order shall be the only authority necessary for a trial . " Feigned issues " defined and the effect of ...
... jury , an order for the trial may be made by the Judge , stating distinctly and plainly the ques- tion of fact to be tried ; and such order shall be the only authority necessary for a trial . " Feigned issues " defined and the effect of ...
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Page 46 - Every action must be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest, except that an executor or administrator, a trustee of an express trust, or a person expressly authorized by statute, may sue, without joining with him the person for whose benefit the action is prosecuted. A person, with whom or in whose name, a contract is made for the benefit of another, is a trustee of an express trust, within the meaning of this section.
Page 50 - Of the parties to the action, those who are united in interest must be joined as plaintiffs or defendants; but if the consent of any one,' who should have been joined as plaintiff, cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant, the reason thereof being stated in the complaint...
Page 127 - ... in its discretion, and upon such terms as may be just, at any time within one year after notice thereof, relieve a party from a judgment, order, or other proceeding, taken against him. through his mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect...
Page 126 - The court may before or after judgment, in furtherance of justice and on such terms as may be proper, amend any pleading or proceeding, by adding or striking out the name of any party; or by correcting a mistake in the name of a party...
Page 54 - All persons having an interest in the subject of the action, and in obtaining the relief demanded, may be joined as plaintiffs, except as otherwise provided in this article.
Page 57 - Actions for the following causes must be tried in the county in which the subject of the action, or some part thereof, is situated...
Page 54 - In case of the death or disability of a party, the court, on motion, may allow the action to be continued by or against his representative or successor in interest. In case of any other transfer of interest, the action may be continued in the name of the original party, or the court may allow the person to whom the transfer is made to be substituted in the action.
Page 138 - When the defendant has been guilty of a fraud in contracting the debt, or incurring the obligation for which the action is brought, or in concealing or disposing of the property for the taking, detention or conversion of which the action is brought, or when the action is brought to recover damages for fraud or deceit.
Page 119 - Claims against a trustee by virtue of a contract, or by operation of law; 5.
Page 56 - A defendant against whom an action is pending upon a contract, or for specific real or personal property, may, at any time before...