Legal Opinion

Murphy v. Murphy.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided April 21, 1903PublishedCited by 11 opinions

ActioN by Thomas Murphy and wife against Clarence Murphy and others, heard by Judge Thomas J. Shaw and a jury, at September Term, 1902, of the Superior Court of RowaN County. From a judgment for the defendants, the plaintiffs appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtConnor, J.

This was a special proceeding commenced in the Superior Court of Rowan County for the sale of a lot of real estate in the city of Salisbury, known as the “Murphy’s Granite Row,” upon which is located four store houses. The answer filed by the defendants denied the material averments in the complaint, whereupon issues were drawn and the cause transferred to the Superior Court in term for trial. Thereafter the cause was referred to Hon. Armistead Bur-well to hear and determine all issues of law and fact and report his conclusions to the court. So much of the report as is material to the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cox v. . McGowanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
  2. Green Bay & Mississippi Canal Co. v. HewettWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
  3. Sheppard v. . SimpsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1827
  4. Wheeler v. . WheelerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1845

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Metcalf v. Black Dog Realty, LLCCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
  2. Realty Securities & Discount Co. v. National Rubber & Leather Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1940
  3. Ka'u Agribusiness Co. v. Heirs of AhulauHawaii Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Bourne v. . FarrarSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1920
  5. Campbell v. WellsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939

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