Steelman v. . Benfield
Supreme Court of North Carolina
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
- Pruitt v. . WoodSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1930
- Rawls v. . LuptonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1927
- Hodges v. WilsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
- Thompson v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1908
- Luttrell v. . HardinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1927
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