Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Harris v. Scarborough

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided February 5, 1892PublishedCited by 6 opinions

This is a civil action in the nature of a quo warranto to try the title to the office of Register of Deeds for Montgomery County, tried before Graves, J., at the June, 1891, Special Term of Montgomery Superior Court. • The registration for Bean’s Mill precinct in Ophir Township, and Little River precinct in Little River Township, was assailed by defendant, and the registration books were introduced for that purpose.

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This is a civil action in the nature of a quo warranto to try the title to the office of Register of Deeds for Montgomery County, tried before Graves, J., at the June, 1891, Special Term of Montgomery Superior Court. • The registration for Bean’s Mill precinct in Ophir Township, and Little River precinct in Little River Township, was assailed by defendant, and the registration books were introduced for that purpose. The • registration book for Bean’s Mill precinct, in the column under the head “ Place of birth,” and on the line opposite the name of the voter registered, had simply as the…

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The registration for Bean's Mill Precinct in Ophir Township, and Little River Precinct in Little River Township, was assailed by defendant, and the registration books were introduced for that purpose. The registration book for Bean's Mill Precinct, in the column under the head "Place of birth," and on the line opposite the name of the voter registered, had simply as the place of birth of the voter "North Carolina," and in the column under the head of "Place of residence," "Montgomery County," and in the column under the head of "Name of township or county from whence removed," as the place…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Grinnell v. HoffmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
  2. State v. . MooreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1889
  3. The People of N.C. Ex Rel . Van Bokkelen v. . CanadaySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1875
  4. Kinneen v. WellsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
  5. State v. . PattersonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1887

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Quinn v. LattimoreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1897
  2. Martin v. McGarrSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
  3. Fitzmaurice v. WillisNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Eakle v. Board of Education of the Independent School District of HenryWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1924
  5. In re Consolidation of School DistrictsSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1921

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