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158 N.C. 596

74 S.E 105

Byrd v. . Sexton

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided March 20, 1912

Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1912-03-20

Decided 1912-03-20

¶1Certain issues were submitted to the jury, who returned a verdict in favor of the defendant. The third assignment of error of the appellant relates to remarks of the court criticising the counsel, and to language used by the court, which it is claimed is tantamount to an expression of opinion upon the facts, in violation of the statute. Upon the call of this appeal the counsel for the appellee admits to the Court that the assignment of error is well taken, and that language was used tantamount to an expression of opinion, and consents to a

¶2New trial.

¶3(597)

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