Legal Opinion

Lupton v. . Hawkins

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided November 4, 1936PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStacy, C. J.

The Court is without jurisdiction to entertain the appeal, due to the defective affidavit upon which plaintiff was allowed to appeal in forma pauperis, and the same is dismissed on authority of Riggan v. Harrison, 203 N. C., 191, 165 S. E., 358; Hanna v. Timberlake, 203 N. C., 556, 166 S. E., 733; and Honeycutt v. Watkins, 151 N. C., 652, 65 S. E., 762.

The plaintiff does not aver in her affidavit, -as required by C. S., 649, that she “is advised by counsel learned in the law that there is error in matter of law in the decision of the Superior Court in said action.” The requirements of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. . StaffordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1932
  2. Riggan v. . HarrisonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1932
  3. Powell v. . MooreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1933
  4. Honeycutt v. WatkinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1909
  5. McIntire v. . McIntireSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1932

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. . HollandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1937
  2. Williams v. . TillmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1948
  3. Clark v. . ClarkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1945
  4. Gilmore v. Imperial Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1939
  5. State v. . MitchellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942

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