Legal Opinion

Foster v. Allison Corp.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided February 17, 1926PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtClarkson, J.

Tbe defendants contend: “The court should have set aside this judgment for excusable neglect, under C. S., 600. That any party to a suit, in tbe courts of North Carolina, whether personal or corporate, whether resident or nonresident, who has a judgment entered against him by default bad a right, when be has a meritorious defense and has been guilty of no inexcusable neglect, to have said verdict set aside if such motion is made in apt timé.”

This brings us to consider C. S., 492 and O. S., 600. Under C. S., Art. 8, “Civil Procedure,” -the procedure of obtaining service on foreign corporations…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Cooper v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
  2. Heidritter v. Elizabeth Oil-Cloth Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1884
  3. Boswell's Lessee v. OtisSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
  4. Roberts v. . AllmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
  5. Bernhardt v. . BrownSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1896

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Cable v. CableWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1949
  2. Wellons v. . LassiterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
  3. In Re Matter of AckahCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017
  4. City of Washington v. HodgesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
  5. Hood, Comr. of Banks v. . StewartSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1936

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