Lilly & Bro. v. Purcell
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil Action, commenced before a Justice of tbe Peace? &nd tried on appeal, at June Term, 1877, of New Hanover Superior Court, before Seymour, J. Upon the trial before the Justice, the defendant moved to dismiss the action for want of jurisdiction, because there was only one defendant, and he resided in a County other than that of the Justice.
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Civil Action, commenced before a Justice of tbe Peace? &nd tried on appeal, at June Term, 1877, of New Hanover Superior Court, before Seymour, J. Upon the trial before the Justice, the defendant moved to dismiss the action for want of jurisdiction, because there was only one defendant, and he resided in a County other than that of the Justice. This motion was overruled and judgment given against the defendant for the amount of the note sued on, and the defendant appealed to the Superior Court, and His Honor affirmed the ruling of the Justice. Judgment. Appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtFaircloth, J.
The plaintiff', a citizen of New Hanover County, brought this action before a Justice of the Peace in said County, against the defendant, a citizen of Robeson County, by sending process to the latter County, as provided by statute in certain cases. Did the Justice have jurisdiction ?
In Wooten v. Maultsby, 69 N. C, 462, it is said there was no such jurisdiction; but that was not the main question involved in that case, and it was probably not discussed. In Sossamer v. Hinson, 72 N. C. 578, it was held that the Justice Nad jurisdiction under a proper construction of Bat. Rev. ch. 63 § 50, and…
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