Legal Opinion

Steelman v. . Benfield

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided March 24, 1948PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PaRNhill, ,T.

The defendants’ assignments of error consist - of a seriatim listing of the exceptions entered during the trial. Two and one-half pages of tlieir brief are consumed in stating the “questions involved.” The “questions” as stated are the exceptions in abbreviated form, of which the following is typical: “Was there error in the question and answer set forth in Assignment of Error No. 1 (R. p. 21) ?” They make no effort to state the questions of law raised by their exceptions which they desire to have discussed and decided.

“Just what will constitute a sufficiently specific assignment…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Pruitt v. . WoodSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1930
  2. Rawls v. . LuptonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1927
  3. Hodges v. WilsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
  4. Thompson v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1908
  5. Luttrell v. . HardinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1927

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. State v. KirbySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
  2. State v. McCoySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  3. Bridges v. GrahamSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1957
  4. Cox v. LeeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1949
  5. State v. KingSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975

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