Hannon v. . Grizzard
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Petition to Rehear — Office—Election—County Commissioners. This is a petition to rehear the appeal determined at February Term, 1887, and reported in the 96 Yol. N. C. Rep., 293.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
On the rehearing of the case of Watson v. Dodd, reported in 72 N. C., 240, the late Chief Justice uses this language: “The weightiest considerations make it the duty of the Courts to adhere to their decisions. No case ought to be reversed upon petition to rehear unless it was decided hastily, and some material point was overlooked or some direct authority was not called to the attention of the Court.” The rule is reiterated by Reade, J., in Hicks v. Skinner, in the same volume, and by the present Court in Haywood v. Daves, Devereux v. Devereux and Lewis v. Rountree, reported in the 81st…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Watson v. . DoddSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1875
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