Lewis v. Clyde Steamship Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Action by A. I. Lewis against the Clyde Steamship Company, heard by Judge F. D. Winston and a jury, at March Term, 1902, of the Superior Court of Carteret County. From a judgment for the plaintiff, the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
FURCHES, C. J., and MONTGOMERY, J., dissenting. This was an action to recover salvage or compensation for saving a vessel called the "City of Jacksonville," which was stranded on Whalebone Inmet Beach. The summons in this case was issued returnable to the March Term, 1901, of the Superior Court of Carteret County, and as no complaint was filed at that term an entry was made as follows: "Time to file pleadings." On 31 July, 1901, the plaintiff filed his verified complaint, demanding judgment for $2,444.74, and on 17 August, 1901, the defendant filed its petition and bond for the removal of…
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- Muller v. DowsSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Howard v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1898
- Pennsylvania v. Quicksilver CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Springs v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1902
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