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Lee v. . PearceLee v. . Pearce

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jan 5, 1873
Reporters:
Before:
Pearson
Pearson, C. J.

The only mode by which the exceptions of the defendants ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‍to the ruling of his Honor on the question of admissibility of evidence could be presented to this Court, was by a motion for a ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‍venire de novo. There having been a verdict and judgment in favor of the defendants in the Court below, and the motion for a venire de ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‍novo being allowed, upon the exceptions and appeal of the plaintiff, there is nothing presented by the appeal of the defendants for this Court ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‍to act on. Indeed, if both .sides asked for a venire de novo, there was no reason why the new trial should, not have been allowed ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‍as of course.

The appeal is dismissed as being improvidently taken.

Per Curiam.

Appeal dismissed.

Case Details

Case Name: Lee v. . Pearce
Court Name: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Date Published: Jan 5, 1873
Citation: 68 N.C. 90
Court Abbreviation: N.C.
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