Legal Opinion
State v. . Sutton
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided October 17, 1905PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CONNOR and HOKE, JJ., dissenting. This action was begun before a justice of the peace, and on appeal the defendant was again convicted in the Superior Court for a violation of chapter 824, Laws 1905, which provides: "It shall be unlawful for any person to hedge, or fish with traps in the waters of Bear Creek between the mouth of said creek where it empties into Neuse River and the Joyner mill seat in Lenoir County."
The word "mill-seat" is synonymous with mill site and means "where the mill sits." Miller v. Ins. Co., 7 Fed., 651. In Curtis v. Smith,35 Conn. 158, it is said: "A mill site…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Burr v. MillsNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- Collins v. . BenburySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1842
- Howes v. GrushMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1881
- Miller v. Alliance Ins. Co. of BostonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1881
- Occum Co. v. A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1868
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- Bryant v. HogarthCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1997