Jones v. Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, Inc.

The plaintiff brought suit against the defendants in the General County Court of Buncombe County to recover damages for personal injury alleged to have been caused by the negligent acts of the defendants, which are specifically set forth in the complaint. The defendants filed a demurrer on the ground that the General County Court has no jurisdiction of the action for the reason that the public statutes under which the court purported to exercise jurisdiction conflict with the Constitution of North Carolina and are therefore void. Thereafter, in deference to the decision in Ellis v.Perley, 200…