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  "name": "GEORGE W. SMITH v. McDOWELL FURNITURE COMPANY, a Corporation; WILLIAM E. STEVENS, Trustee in Bankruptcy of McDOWELL FURNITURE COMPANY; and J. H. L. MILLER and FRED C. MORRIS, Partners, Trading as BUILDERS SUPPLY COMPANY, a Partnership",
  "name_abbreviation": "Smith v. McDowell Furniture Co.",
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    "parties": [
      "GEORGE W. SMITH v. McDOWELL FURNITURE COMPANY, a Corporation; WILLIAM E. STEVENS, Trustee in Bankruptcy of McDOWELL FURNITURE COMPANY; and J. H. L. MILLER and FRED C. MORRIS, Partners, Trading as BUILDERS SUPPLY COMPANY, a Partnership."
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      {
        "text": "Per Curiam.\nOne member of the Court, Schench, J., not sitting, and the remaining six being evenly divided in opinion, the judgment of the Superior Court is affirmed in accord with the usual practice in such cases, and stands as tbe decision in this case without becoming a precedent. Howard v. Coach Co., 216 N. C., 799, 4 S. E. (2d), 449; Pafford v. Construction Co., 218 N. C., 782, 11 S. E. (2d), 548.\nAffirmed.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "G. F. Washburn and Paul J. Story for plaintiff, appellant.",
      "George A. Shuford for defendant McDowell Furniture Company, appellee.",
      "Proctor & Dameron for defendants, J. H. L. Miller and Fred C. Morris, partners, trading as Builders Supply Company, appellees and appellants."
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    "head_matter": "GEORGE W. SMITH v. McDOWELL FURNITURE COMPANY, a Corporation; WILLIAM E. STEVENS, Trustee in Bankruptcy of McDOWELL FURNITURE COMPANY; and J. H. L. MILLER and FRED C. MORRIS, Partners, Trading as BUILDERS SUPPLY COMPANY, a Partnership.\n(Filed 4 March, 1942.)\nAppeal and Error \u00a7 38\u2014\nWhen the Supreme Court is evenly divided in opinion, one Justice not sitting, the judgment of the lower court will be affirmed without becoming a precedent.\nAppeal by plaintiff and by defendant copartnership from Bone, J., at December Special Term, 1941, of McDowell. '\nAffirmed.\nCivil action to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from an automobile-truck collision in which the defendant copartnership alleges a counterclaim against plaintiff -and a cross action against defendant McDowell Furniture Company for property damages sustained as a result of the said collision. (See Smith v. Furniture Go., 220 N. 0., 155.)\nThe court, on motions made at the conclusion of the evidence, entered judgment of nonsuit both as against plaintiff and as against defendant copartnership on its counterclaim and cross action. Plaintiff and defendant copartnership excepted and appealed.\nG. F. Washburn and Paul J. Story for plaintiff, appellant.\nGeorge A. Shuford for defendant McDowell Furniture Company, appellee.\nProctor & Dameron for defendants, J. H. L. Miller and Fred C. Morris, partners, trading as Builders Supply Company, appellees and appellants."
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