Jamison v. City of Charlotte

“In pleading a private statute or right derived therefrom it is sufficient to refer to the statute by its title or the day of its ratification, and the court shall thereupon take judicial notice of it.” G.S. 1-157.

When a jury trial is waived under the provisions of G.S. 1-184, G.S. 1-185 requires that the court’s decision “shall be given in writing, and shall contain a statement of the facts found, and the conclusions of law separately.” The judge must state his findings of fact and his conclusions of law separately. Woodard v. Mordecai, 234 N.C. 463, 67 S.E. 2d 639; Bradham v. Robinson, 236…