Town of Durham v. Richmond & Danville Railroad
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil action, tried at Fall Term, 1890, of Chatham Superior Court, MacRae, J., presiding. There was a verdict and judgment thereon for the defendants, from which the plaintiff appealed. In the argument to the Court and jury, the counsel for the defendants began to read the charter of the North Carolina Railroad Company, being Laws of 1848-’49, ch. 82. Objection was at once made by plaintiff, because the charter had not been offered in evidence.
Read the full summary
Civil action, tried at Fall Term, 1890, of Chatham Superior Court, MacRae, J., presiding. There was a verdict and judgment thereon for the defendants, from which the plaintiff appealed. In the argument to the Court and jury, the counsel for the defendants began to read the charter of the North Carolina Railroad Company, being Laws of 1848-’49, ch. 82. Objection was at once made by plaintiff, because the charter had not been offered in evidence. The objection was overruled on the ground that it was a public act of which the Court would take judicial notice, and his Honor allowed said charter…
1Opinion of the Court
There was a verdict and judgment thereon for the defendants, from which the plaintiff appealed.
In the argument to the court and jury, the counsel for the (400) defendants began to read the charter of the North Carolina Railroad Company, being Laws 1848-49, ch. 82. Objection was at once made by plaintiffs, because the charter had not been offered in evidence. The objection was overruled on the ground that it was a public act of which the court would take judicial notice, and his Honor allowed said charter to be read and commented on, both to the court and jury, without the same having been…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Baltimore & Potomac Railroad v. Fifth Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Curran v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1853
- United States v. Trinidad Coal & Coking Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
- State v. . ChambersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1885
- Hughes v. Commissioners of Craven CountySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by14 opinions
- Logan v. North Carolina RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
- Logan v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
- Bland v. City of WilmingtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- State v. . BarringerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1892
- Cressler v. Asheville.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.