State v. . Long
Supreme Court of North Carolina
INDICTMENT for Removing Crops tried at Spring Term, 1877, of Guilford Superior Court, before Gox, J. The defendants, Drury Long, D. C. Long, Stephen Hus-sey, Linville Wood and John W. Wood, were charged with removing certain crops in violation of the statute. The facts touching the point decided by this. Court sufficiently appear in the opinion delivered by The Chief Justice. Verdict of Guilty. Judgment. Appeal by defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
This indictment seems to have been drawn under Bat. Rev. ch. 64 § 15, against Drury Long, — tenant and lessee of land, the rent of which was to be a share of' the crop, — for removing the crop grown on the land without the lessor’s consent and without the notice prescribed in the statute, and against the other defendants, — as acting under the license of Long and aiding and abetting in the unlawful act. The bill was found by the grand jury at December Term, 1876, ofG-uilford Superior Court, and tried at March Term, following. The defendant, J. W, AVood, was acquitted and the other defendants…
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