Legal Opinion

Hinton v. . Whitehurst

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided September 21, 1938PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBarnhill, J.

To procure the cancellation of a judgment it is not sufficient to merely allege that it is void. The complaint must state the facts upon which that conclusion is based, so that the court may determine whether the facts alleged, if supported by evidence, in fact rendered the judgment invalid. The complaint must contain “a plain and concise statement of the facts constituting a cause of action.” C. S., 506. The mere allegation of the conclusion which the pleader conceives should' be drawn from the evidence he intends to offer is insufficient. Hartsfield v. Bryan, 177 N. C., 166, 98 S. E., 379;…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hartsfield v. . BryanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1919
  2. Finger v. . SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1926
  3. Eddleman v. . LentzSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1911
  4. Phillips v. . RaySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
  5. Whitehurst v. HintonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1936

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Ridge Community Investors, Inc. v. BerrySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
  2. Brevard v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
  3. Gardner v. PriceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955

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