CUTTS v. CASEY

No. 4.

170 S.E.2d 598 (1969)

275 N.C. 599

C. H. CUTTS v. S. Worth (Wirt) CASEY and wife, Martha B. Casey.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 19, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wyatt E. Blake, Burgaw, and George Rountree, Jr., Wilmington, for plaintiff-appellant.

Corbett & Fisler, Burgaw, for defendants-appellees.


SHARP, Justice.

This appeal presents two questions: (1) Did Judge Bundy have authority to render judgment in this case in New Hanover County on 1 November 1968 and (2) if so, do the facts he found support the judgment he signed.

When a jury trial is waived the judge must give his decision in writing, stating his findings of fact and conclusions of law separately. Absent consent of the parties the judgment must be filed with the clerk during the session at...

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