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  "id": 11278781,
  "name": "R. S. PERRY and others v. WESLEY WHITAKER and others",
  "name_abbreviation": "Perry v. Whitaker",
  "decision_date": "1874-06",
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  "first_page": "477",
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    "name_abbreviation": "N.C.",
    "id": 9292,
    "name": "Supreme Court of North Carolina"
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    "name_long": "North Carolina",
    "name": "N.C."
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    "judges": [],
    "parties": [
      "R. S. PERRY and others v. WESLEY WHITAKER and others."
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Reads, J.\nIf one citizen of a township can come in for a class to oppose the certifying of a township, vote upon the ground of tbe irregularity of the election, there can be no reason why another citizen should not be allowed to maintain the regularity of the election, which is the only question in this case.\nThis is a branch of a case between the same parties at this terms which is referred to for particulars.\nThere is no error. Let this be certified.\nPer Curxaai. Order affirmed.",
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        "author": "Reads, J."
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    "attorneys": [
      "Busbee <& Busbee and Fuller <& Ashe, for appellants..",
      "Battle <& Son, Smith & Strong, and Pace, contra."
    ],
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    "head_matter": "R. S. PERRY and others v. WESLEY WHITAKER and others.\nA citizen of a township, representing a class, may bring an action for the purpose of testing the validity of a certain township election; and another citizen, for himself and others of the same class, upon the same principle, are allowed to come in and defend such action.\nThis is the same as the preceding case, the facts of which are therein fully stated. Upon the defendant, Ballard, being permitted by .his Honor to defend, the plaintiffs appealed.\nBusbee <& Busbee and Fuller <& Ashe, for appellants..\nBattle <& Son, Smith & Strong, and Pace, contra."
  },
  "file_name": "0477-01",
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