Legal Opinion
Branch Banking and Trust Co. v. Bank of Washington
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided July 7, 1961No. 240PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBobbitt, J.
Upon waiver of jury trial, the court’s findings of fact, if supported by competent evidence, are as conclusive as the verdict of a jury. Moreover, a finding of fact to which no exception is taken is presumed to be supported by competent evidence. Constitution of North Carolina, Article IV, Section 13; Goldsboro v. R. R., 246 N.C. 101, 107, 97 S.E. 2d 486, and cases cited. Plaintiff’s .assignments of error must be considered in the light of these well established legal principles.
Plaintiff assigns as error the court’s finding of fact and legal conclusion that Washington Hog Market, not…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- City of Goldsboro v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1957
- Grant County Deposit Bank v. McCampbellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1952
- Standard Trust Co. of New York v. Commercial National BankSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
- Worth Co. v. International Sugar Feed No. 2 Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1916
- Third National Bank of St. Louis v. ExumSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1913
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Universal Premium Acceptance Corporation v. The York Bank & Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Marten v. StaabNebraska Supreme Court · 1996
- Engine Parts v. Citizens Bank of ClovisNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1978
- In Re the Will of McCauleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 2002
- Wilhelm Foods, Inc. v. National Bank of North AmericaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
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