Stafford v. Wood

It appears on the face of the record that the Textile Workers Union is an unincorporated labor union. In consequence, we necessarily consider at the outset whether this organization is such a being as can be subjected to the jurisdiction of the court. Jinkins v. Carraway, 187 N.C. 405, 121 S.E. 657. In the very nature of things, a court must observe the limits of its own authority, and stay or dismiss a legal pro ceeding of its own motion in case it lacks power to try the canse. Henderson County v. Smyth, 216 N.C. 421, 5 S.E. 2d 136; Miller v. Roberts, 212 N.C. 126, 193 S.E. 386; Nelson v.…