Legal Opinion

Wood v. . Jones

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided February 19, 1930PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtClaRKSON, J.

In tbe light o£ tbe record, we think the second issue ambiguous, and no judgment should have been rendered on the verdict. 27 R. C. L., under “Verdict,” p. 858, part sec. 30, speaking to the subject, says: “A verdict should be certain and import a definite meaning free from ambiguity. The jury cannot find both for the plaintiff and the defendant on the same issue, as for instance, by a verdict giving the plaintiff damages and finding the defendant not guilty. And a verdict which is too uncertain or indefinite to be construed either as a general or special verdict may be rejected by the court…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Sprinkle v. Wellborn.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
  2. Sitterson v. . SittersonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1926
  3. McCabe Lumber Co. v. Beaufort County Lumber Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1924
  4. Hemphill v. . HemphillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1888
  5. Bartholomew & Co. v. ParrishSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1923

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Gibson v. Central Manufacturers' Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
  2. State v. . PerrySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1945
  3. T. L. Edge v. North State Feldspar Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1937
  4. Butler v. GanttSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  5. Plotkin v. Realty Bond Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1931

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