Legal Opinion
T. L. Edge v. North State Feldspar Corp.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided October 13, 1937PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStacy, C. J.
The verdict is uncertain or ambiguous. Wood v. Jones, 198 N. C., 356, 151 S. E., 732. It is in the alternative. Pearce v. Fisher, 133 N. C., 333, 45 S. E., 638. Its inconclusiveness necessitates another hearing. Plotkin v. Bond Co., 200 N. C., 590, 157 S. E., 870; Bank v. Broom Co., 188 N. C., 508, 125 S. E., 12; Holler v. Tel. Co., 149 N. C., 336, 63 S. E., 92. “A verdict finding matter uncertainly or ambiguously, is insufficient, and no judgment shall be given thereon.” Coke on Littleton, 227, quoted with approval in Crews v. Crews, 64 N. C., 536. “It is misleading to embody in one issue…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Emery v. Raleigh & Gaston RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1889
- Pioneer Manufacturing Co. v. Phœnix Assurance Co. of LondonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
- Kannan v. . AssadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1921
- Holler v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1908
- Merchants National Bank v. Carolina Broom Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1924
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Gibson v. Central Manufacturers' Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
- Smith v. ChildsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1993
- Stacy v. Jedco Construction, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1995
- Coulbourn v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
- Foy v. SpinksCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1992
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