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Marshall v. . LesterMarshall v. . Lester

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jan 5, 1813
Reporters:
,
Before:
Haxu
Haxu, Judge,

delivered the opinion of the Court:

The question is whether two judgments rendered by a ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‍Justice of the Peace really liad that character at tin-time thus action was commenced. Tliclaw gives to every person the right of appealing from the judgment of a tain ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‍in their possession the negro which they liad taken, *228 Justice, upon praying it and giving security. This wap done in the case of these two judgments, and from that moment, ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‍they ceased to be judgments. Alter an appeal |¡)e case goes t0 |;iie c0Unty Court, where there is a, new trial and a new judgment given ; and it is the duty of the ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‍Justice to transmit it to the County Court for that purpose. The laws feited of suits brought on judgments, after writs of error obtained, tip not apply. The casein ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‍too plain for a doubt. The rule for setting aside the nonsuit must be discharged.

Case Details

Case Name: Marshall v. . Lester
Court Name: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Date Published: Jan 5, 1813
Citations: 6 N.C. 227; 4 N.C. 14
Court Abbreviation: N.C.
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