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Chappell v. . MoweryChappell v. . Mowery

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Apr 13, 1932
Reporters:
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Before:
Stacy
Stacy, 0. J.

It is not conceded that the sign in question is an imitation ‍​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‍of any official sign, but, however this may be, it is admittedly located on private property and not upon the right of way of any highway. Furthermore, the ‍​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‍violation of the provisions of the statute is made a misdemeanor (section 58), and the remedy selected, injunction, would seem to be inappropriate on the showing made by ‍​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‍the plaintiff. Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co. v. Sanford, 200 N. C., 467, 157 S. E., 432; Turner v. New Bern, 187 N. C., 541, 122 S. E., 469; Thompson v. Lumberton, 182 N. C., 260, 108 S. E., ‍​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‍722.

The matter may have been coram non judice. The record is not altogether clear on this point. Green v. Stadiem, 197 N. C., 472, 149 S. E., 685; Reid v. Reid, 199 N. C., 740, 155 ‍​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‍S. E., 719.

We have discovered no valid reason for a reversal of the judgment.

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Chappell v. . Mowery
Court Name: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Date Published: Apr 13, 1932
Citations: 202 N.C. 584; 163 S.E. 565; 1932 N.C. LEXIS 161
Court Abbreviation: N.C.
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