State v. Sutton
Supreme Court of North Carolina
INdictmeNt under chapter 824 of the Acts. of 1905, against A. R. Sutton, heard by Judge W. B. Councill and a jury, at the August Term, 1905, of the Superior Court of Lenoir County. Erom a judgment of guilty upon a special verdict, the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtClaeK, C. J.
This action was begun before a justice of the peace, and on appeal the defendant was again convicted in the Superior Court for a violation of chapter 824, Laws 1905, which provides: “It shall be unlawful for any person to hedge, or fish with traps in the waters of Bear Creek between the mouth of said creek where it empties into Neuse Eiver and the Joyner mill seat in Lenoir County.”
The word “mill-seat” is synonymous with mill-site and means “where the mill sits.” Miller v. Ins. Co., 7 Fed. Rep., 651. In Curtis v. Smith, 35 Conn., 158, it is said: “A mill site comprehends not only the site of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Burr v. MillsNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- Collins v. . BenburySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1842
- State v. . GallopSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1900
- Howes v. GrushMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1881
- Occum Co. v. A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1868
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- Bryant v. HogarthCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1997