Legal Opinion

Lawrence v. . Hodges

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided February 5, 1885PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Civil ACTION, heard before Graves, Judge, at Pall Term, 1884, of Beaufort Superior Court. This is an action of claim and delivery, brought on the 31st day of January, 1884, in the Superior Court of the county of Beaufort, to recover the possession of the steamer “ Edgecombe.” This steamer is a screw propeller of 52 ^¡r tons burthen, and enrolled under the laws of the United States in the Pamlico District in North Carolina in the custom house at New Berne.

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Civil ACTION, heard before Graves, Judge, at Pall Term, 1884, of Beaufort Superior Court. This is an action of claim and delivery, brought on the 31st day of January, 1884, in the Superior Court of the county of Beaufort, to recover the possession of the steamer “ Edgecombe.” This steamer is a screw propeller of 52 ^¡r tons burthen, and enrolled under the laws of the United States in the Pamlico District in North Carolina in the custom house at New Berne. Her owners are native citizens of the United States, residing within, that district at the time of such enrolment, and before the execution…

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This is an action of claim and delivery, brought on the 31st day of January, 1884, in the Superior Court of the county of Beaufort, to recover the possession of the steamer "Edgecombe." This steamer is a screw propeller of 52 90/100 tons burthen, and enrolled under the laws of the United States in the Pamlico District in North Carolina in the custom house at New Berne. Her owners are native citizens of the United States, residing within that district at the time of such enrolment, and before the execution of the mortgages hereinafter mentioned. She was employed solely in the internal commerce…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Smith v. TurnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1849
  2. Hall v. DeCuirSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  3. South Carolina v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  4. Wiggins Ferry Co. v. East St. LouisSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  5. Carpenter v. DexterSupreme Court of the United States · 1869

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Attorney-General v. KnightSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1915
  2. Grimes v. . HolmesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1934
  3. State ex rel. Grimes v. HolmesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1934
  4. State Ex Rel. Attorney-General v. KnightSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1915

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