Walston v. Greene

Sep 18, 1957
28
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam
Per Curiam.

Whether a verdict should be set aside, otherwise than for ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‍error of law, rests in the sound discretion of the trial judge. Here the trial judge, “being of the opinion that justice ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‍and equity” required that he do so, exercised such discretion and set the verdict aside. The record discloses no abuse of ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‍discretion; hence, the order is not subject to review on appeal. Brink v. Black, 74 N.C. 329; Bird v. Bradburn, 131 N.C. 488, 42 S.E. 936; Goodman ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‍v. Goodman, 201 N.C. 808, 161 S.E. 686; In re Blair, 230 N.C. 753, 55 S.E. 2d 504; Williams v. Stumpf, 243 N.C. 434, 90 S.E. 2d 688.

The appeal ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‍is without substance, and will be dismissed. Goodman v. Goodman, supra.

Appeal dismissed.