Sharpe v. Pugh
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Sharpe v. Pugh, 209 S.E.2d 456 (N.C. 1974)
286 N.C. 209; 1974 N.C. LEXIS 1198
Bobbitt
Sharpe v. Pugh
Opinion
Chief Justice Bobbitt did not participate in the hearing or disposition of this case. The six members of the Court who heard the appeal were equally divided on the question whether the decision of the Court of Appeals should be affirmed or reversed. This equal division requires that the decision of the Court of Appeals be affirmed without becoming a precedent. Parrish v. Piedmont Publishing Co., 271 N.C. 711, 157 S.E. 2d 334; James v. Rogers, 231 N.C. 668, 58 S.E. 2d 640; Gardner v. McDonald, 223 N.C. 854, 25 S.E. 2d 397; Smith v. McDowell Furniture Co., 221 N.C. 536, 19 S.E. 2d 17.
Affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- HOMER M. SHARPE, Administrator of the Estate of Brenda Adeline Sharpe v. DR. v. WATSON PUGH
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- 6 cases
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- Syllabus
- Appeal and Error 46 — Court evenly divided — judgment affirmed — no precedent Where the Court was equally divided on the question presented and one Justice did not participate in the hearing or disposition of the case, the decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed without becoming a precedent.