Legal Opinion
Galyon v. Stutts
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided November 24, 1954No. 379PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
84 S.E.2d 822 (1954)
241 N.C. 120
Luther E. GALYON and Ollie Mae Brown Galyon
v.
Roy B. STUTTS and Vernelle A. Stutts.
No. 379.
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
November 24, 1954.
Ottway Burton, Asheboro, for appellant.
Brooks, McLendon, Brim & Holderness, Greensboro, and Moser & Moser, Asheboro, for appellees.
JOHNSON, Justice.
Contempts of court are classified in two main divisions, namely: direct and indirect, the test being whether the contempt is perpetrated within or beyond the presence of the court. A direct contempt consists of words spoken or acts committed in the actual or constructive…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ex Parte McCownSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
- Luther v. LutherSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
- State v. . WoodfinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1844
- Bradley Fertilizer Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1893
- In Re T. J. ParkerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1919
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Willis v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
- In Re BurtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
- Allred v. GravesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
- United Artists Records, Inc. v. Eastern Tape Corp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1973
- Harriet Cotton Mills v. Local Union No. 578, Textile Workers Union of AmericaSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1959
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