Legal Opinion

Gordon v. . Pendleton

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided February 17, 1932PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAdaMS, J.

We are informed that the present action was instituted after the plaintiff had ineffectually requested the banking department of the Corporation Commission to bring suit against the defendants for delinquency in the discharge of their duties. Proof of the demand-and refusal is not clearly set out in the record but we are told that the action was not dismissed for the reason that the demand had not been made. In the briefs, as in the oral argument, only one question is debated: that is, whether the plaintiffs’ evidence is of sufficient probative force to call for the verdict of a jury. If it…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Besseliew v. . BrownSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1919
  2. Corp. Commission v. Merchants BankSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1927
  3. Ham v. NorwoodSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1929

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Alford v. ShawSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
  2. Ragsdale v. KennedyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1974
  3. STATE Ex Rel. Comm'r Ins. v. CUSTARDNorth Carolina Business Court · 2010
  4. Alford v. ShawSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
  5. Ragsdale v. KennedyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1974

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