Legal Opinion
Barham v. . Perry
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided November 22, 1933PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Stacy, O. J.
The recorder’s court of Zebulon and Little River Township, Wake County, is a court of limited jurisdiction, both as to territory and subject-matter. Chap. 409j Public-Local Laws, 1915. In civil actions, its jurisdiction is confined to cases wherein the sum demanded does not exceed five hundred dollars on contract or two hundred fifty dollars in tort, with the right of appeal, as from a court of the justice -of peace, to the Superior Court of Wake County. Sec. 29.
It was said in Alexander v. Bateman, 1 N. C., 248, that “Whatever is claimed to be within the jurisdiction of an…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ijames v. . McClamrochSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1885
- Doyle v. . BushSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1915
- Grim v. . WickerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1879
- Shearin v. . RiggsbeeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1887
- Powell v. . HillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1870
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Bullman v. EdneySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
- Allen v. Allemania Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
- State Highway Commission v. CapeCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
- Alexander v. . BatemanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1800
- Humphrey v. . Churchill, SheriffSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
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