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242 N.C. 645

89 S.E.2d 259

Basnight v. Basnight

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided September 28, 1955

Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1955-09-28

Cited by 5 later decisions — most recently February 1971

5 state decisions

Relies on Alexander v. . Autens Auto Hire

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Decided 1955-09-28

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¶1 Two members of the Court, Winborne and Higgins, JJ., not sitting, but with Devin, Emergency Justice, participating in lieu of Winborne, J., and the Court being of the unanimous opinion that the judgment entered below is erroneous in directing that the defendant be committed to jail for an indefinite period rather than for thirty days as prescribed by statute, G.S. 5-4, but with the six sitting members of the Court being evenly divided in opinion whether prejudicial or reversible error otherwise has been shown, the judgment below will be modified so as to limit the defendant’s confinement in jail to thirty days. Subject to this modification, the judgment is affirmed in accordance with the precedents which require a majority vote to overthrow a judgment of the Superior Court. Alexander v. Autens Auto Hire, 175 N.C. 720, 95 S.E. 850.

¶2 Modified and affirmed.

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