Weith v. City of Wilmington
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil action, tried at June Term, 1872,-of the Superior Court of New Hanover, county, before Russell, J. The plaintiffs commenced their action before a Justice of the Peace, demanding the payment of certain coupons attached to bonds issued by defendant, under “An Act to enable the City of "Wilmington to provide for the debt of said city contracted prior to the year 1866,” ratified the 27th day of February, 1867.' Judgment was rendered by the Justice in favor of the…
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Civil action, tried at June Term, 1872,-of the Superior Court of New Hanover, county, before Russell, J. The plaintiffs commenced their action before a Justice of the Peace, demanding the payment of certain coupons attached to bonds issued by defendant, under “An Act to enable the City of "Wilmington to provide for the debt of said city contracted prior to the year 1866,” ratified the 27th day of February, 1867.' Judgment was rendered by the Justice in favor of the plaintiffs, and the defendant appealed to the Superior Court. On the trial in the Court below it was in evidence that the…
1Opinion of the CourtReade, J.
1. The defendant offered in evidence the5 records of the proceedings of the city council, and the first question is, as to their admissibility.
Such writings are denominated in the books, “official, registers,” and are divided into two classes, viz: official registers of corporations of a private nature, and official registers of corporations of a public nature.
The records of private corporations are admissible, as between the members thereof, but not as against strangers.. This is the general rule, subject to some exceptions, which it is not necessary to consider. The records of public…
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