Taylor v. . Pope
Supreme Court of North Carolina
MotioN, to set aside judgment, heard at Fall Term, 1889, of Cumberland Superior Court, before Shipp, J. This was a motion to set aside a judgment obtained by the plaintiffs for want of an answer, because of excusable neglect, as allowed by the statute {The.
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MotioN, to set aside judgment, heard at Fall Term, 1889, of Cumberland Superior Court, before Shipp, J. This was a motion to set aside a judgment obtained by the plaintiffs for want of an answer, because of excusable neglect, as allowed by the statute {The. Code, §274). The following is the material part of the entry and the findings of fact by the Court and its judgment thereupon: “ Motion to set aside judgment by default rendered at May Term, 1888, being the same cause heard and allowed by his Honor James E, Shepherd, .at Chambers, at Wadesboro, September 7, 1888, reported in 101 N. C.,…
1Opinion of the Court
MerrimoN, C. J.:
This Court has no authority to review, change or modify, in any respect, the findings of fact by the Court below in matters purely legal in their nature. Coates v. Wilkes, 92 N. C., 376. Eor has it such authority in motions to vacate orders of arrest, warrants of attachment, to set aside judgments because of mistakes, inadvertence, excusable neglect and the like Clegg v. Soapstone Co., 66 N. C., 391; Greensboro v. Scott, 84 N. C., 184; Burke v. Turner, 85 N. C., 500.; Hale v. Richardson, 89 N. C., 62; Winborne v. Johnson, 95 N. C., 46; Branch v. Walker, 92 N. C., 87.
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