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Isler v. . Brown .Isler v. . Brown .

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jun 5, 1873
Reporters:
Before:
Reade
Reade, J.

At a former term of the Court below there had been judgment against the plaintiff, and he appealed to this ‍​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍Court, and at- Term of this Court there was a new trial granted ; and at Spring Term, 1872, of the Court below there ivas judgment for plaintiff, and the defendant appealed; and at the June Term of this Court the ‍​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍judgment was affimed, and judgment here for plaintiff; 67 N. C. Rep. 175.

At Spring Term, 1873, of the Court below, the defendant moved to vacate the judgment rendered against him at Spring Term, 1872, upon the ground of mistake under C. C. ‍​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍P. sec. 133, and his Honor vacated the judgment and granted a new trial, from which the plaintiff appealed to this Court.

In this there was error. There ivas no judgment below which his Honor could vacate. The appeal to this ‍​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍Court vacated the judgment below, and then there was judgment in this Court at June Term, 1872, in favor of the plaintiff.

*126 There being no judgment below to vacate, and his Honor having no power to vacate the‘judgment of this Court, it ‍​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍follows that the order below vacating the judgment and granting a new trial was erroneous.

This will be certified.

Per Curiam. Order reversed.

Case Details

Case Name: Isler v. . Brown .
Court Name: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Date Published: Jun 5, 1873
Citation: 69 N.C. 125
Court Abbreviation: N.C.
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