BARTLETT v. HOPKINS

No. 25.

69 S.E.2d 236 (1952)

235 N.C. 165

BARTLETT v. HOPKINS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 27, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Hall, Elizabeth City, for plaintiff, appellant.

J. Henry LeRoy, Elizabeth City, for defendant, appellee.


ERVIN, Justice.

The Constitution of North Carolina guarantees to every litigant the right of trial by jury in controversies at law respecting property. Art. I, sec. 19. But such right can be waived. Art. IV, sec. 13.

Under the code of civil procedure, the court has discretionary power to order a compulsory reference in any case falling within the purview of the statute now codified as G.S. § 1-189. Veazey v. City of Durham, 231 N.C. 354...

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