Legal Opinion

Bullman v. Edney

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided October 11, 1950No. 90PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

"WiNBORNE, J.

Ownership of personal property, when challenged, is always a mixed question of law and fact. If the facts are not in dispute it becomes a question of law for the court. But if they be in dispute, the question is left to the jury under proper instructions by the court upon the law. 42 Am. Jur. 218, Personal Property 41. Applying these rules to the evidence offered on the trial of present action, in Superior 'Court as shown in the record on this appeal, the facts being in dispute, the question of ownership of the'automobile involved should have .been submitted to the jury under…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Lyon v. . AkinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878
  2. Cunningham v. . BellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880
  3. Bass v. . BassSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1948
  4. Doyle v. . BushSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1915
  5. Hackett v. . ShufordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1882

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Waddell v. CarsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1957
  2. Greer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
  3. Bowling v. BowlingSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
  4. Bennet v. First & Merchants National BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
  5. Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co. v. PartonDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1957

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