Stilley v. Goldsboro Planing Mills Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from Ferguson, J., at November Term, 1912, of Wayne. Motion in above cause to set aside verdict and judgment and to grant a new trial upon the ground of newly, discovered evidence. Judge Ferguson granted the motion and set aside the judgment. The plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
At October Term, 1912, of Wayne Superior Court plaintiff obtained judgment in a trial before Ferguson, J., against defendant for damages on account of a personal injury. Defendant appealed, and was given sixty days within which to serve case on appeal. The case was never served and the appeal was abandoned.
At the same term of court the defendant, in the absence of counsel for the plaintiff, moved the court to strike out the judgment and set aside the verdict, “upon the ground of newly discovered testimony.” This motion was continued by the trial judge, “at the suggestion of counsel for the…
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