State v. . Conder
Supreme Court of North Carolina
INDICTMENT for forcible trespass in removing the horses of prosecutor, J. W. Houston, from the stable in his possession, and taking possession of the stable, with force and arms and ■a strong hand, he being personally present and forbidding, tried before Goble, J., at Spring Term, 1899, of UNION Superior Court. The defendants pleaded not guilty. The evidence was conflicting in its character.
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INDICTMENT for forcible trespass in removing the horses of prosecutor, J. W. Houston, from the stable in his possession, and taking possession of the stable, with force and arms and ■a strong hand, he being personally present and forbidding, tried before Goble, J., at Spring Term, 1899, of UNION Superior Court. The defendants pleaded not guilty. The evidence was conflicting in its character. The charge of his Honor was directed to the different phases of the case, as the jury should And the facts. Exceptions were taken by defendants. There was a verdict of guilty. From the judgment rendered…
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
This is a conviction for forcible trespass. There was conflicting evidence, but the following facts sufficiently appear from the evidence for the State which was apparently accepted by the jury. The prosecuting witness, John W. Houston, had rented from one Bivens, the premises in question, a livery stable, for the year ending December 8, 1898, and was in undisputed possession. He again rented for the year 1899. On January 4, 1899, Bivens came to him and said that E. J. Heath owned one-third interest in the stable, and wanted the premises. Houston claimed to have rented, and declined to…
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- State v. . WoodwardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1896
- State v. . NewburySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1898
- State v. . FenderSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1899
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