Legal Opinion

State v. . Williford

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided October 5, 1884PublishedCited by 10 opinions

INDICTMENT for forcible trespass tried at Spring Term, 1884, of Hertford Superior Court, before Qudger, J. Verdict of guilty, judgment, appeal by the defendants.

1Opinion of the CourtAshe, J.

The first point presented by the record was whether a plea in abatement to the jurisdiction of the court would lie.

The facts were these; The alleged forcible trespass was committed on' the 25th of August, 1883, upon the house and premises of one Holloman; that soon thereafter and before the fall term, 1888, of Hertford superior court, a warrant was issued against these defendants and one Lassiter by a magistrate of Hertford county,-and on the hearing before said magistrate these defendants, (Lassiter not having been arrested,) were bound over to appear' at February term, 1884, of the inferior…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Haywood v. HaywoodSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878
  2. Childs v. . Martin .Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1873
  3. State v. . WorthingtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1870
  4. State v. . HowardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Coleman v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1903
  2. State v. ParkerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
  3. State v. MilanoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
  4. Woodward v. . BlueSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
  5. State v. ClaytonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1959

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