In Re Blair

Supreme Court of North Carolina

In Re Blair

55 S.E.2d 504, 230 N.C. 753, 1949 N.C. LEXIS 448

CourtSupreme Court of North Carolina

DecidedOctober 19, 1949

StatusPublished

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In Re Blair, 55 S.E.2d 504, 230 N.C. 753, 1949 N.C. LEXIS 448 (N.C. 1949).

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*754 Per Cueiam.

Petition to have William H. Blair declared incompetent by reason of want of understanding, to manage bis affairs was beard before tbe clerk and a jury. From an adverse verdict and judgment tbe respondent appealed to tbe Superior Court in term. On tbe trial in tbe Superior Court there was verdict for respondent, whereupon tbe court, in its discretion, set aside tbe verdict and ordered tbe case docketed for trial at a subsequent term. Respondent appealed.

Tbe action of tbe court, in tbe exercise of its discretion, in setting aside tbe verdict is not reviewable, in tbe absence of evidence of abuse of discretion, and tbe appeal therefrom must be dismissed. Jarrett v. Trunk Co., 142 N.C. 466, 65 S.E. 338; In re Beal, 200 N.C. 754, 158 S.E. 388; Privette v. Allen, ante, 662, 55 S.E. 2d 188.

Appeal dismissed.

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*754 Per Cueiam.

Petition to have William H. Blair declared incompetent by reason of want of understanding, to manage bis affairs was beard before tbe clerk and a jury. From an adverse verdict and judgment tbe respondent appealed to tbe Superior Court in term. On tbe trial in tbe Superior Court there was verdict for respondent, whereupon tbe court, in its discretion, set aside tbe verdict and ordered tbe case docketed for trial at a subsequent term. Respondent appealed.

Tbe action of tbe court, in tbe exercise of its discretion, in setting aside tbe verdict is not reviewable, in tbe absence of evidence of abuse of discretion, and tbe appeal therefrom must be dismissed. Jarrett v. Trunk Co., 142 N.C. 466, 65 S.E. 338; In re Beal, 200 N.C. 754, 158 S.E. 388; Privette v. Allen, ante, 662, 55 S.E. 2d 188.

Appeal dismissed.

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