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      "R. G. SNEED v. B. F. BULLOCK."
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        "text": "Fairclotii, J.\nHere we have rather a novel proceeding for trying title to an office, which is the only object of the plaintiff\u2019s appeal.- During a session of the Superior Court, the defendant presents his credentials from the Board of \u25a0County Commissioners, showing that he has been qualified and inducted into the office of Sheriff, so far as said Board \u2022 had authority to do so. The Judge after full consideration directed the Clerk to deliver all his future process and precepts to the defendant. The plaintiff, who had been discharging the'duties of said office for some time and still claimed the right to do so, resisted and appealed from said \u2022order to this Court. No action has been instituted, no complaint. or answer filed, and no trial below except as above \u2022stated.\nWe have held in Jones v. Commissioners of Granville, ante, 280, that title to an-office cannot be tried by an\u2019injunction, .and we now hold that it cannot be tried by' motion. It has been several times declared that the appropriate and precise mode of trying title to an office is by an action in the nature of a quo warranto. Patterson v. Hubbs, 65 N. C. 119 ; Brown v. Turner, 70 N. C. 93.\nPer Cukiam. Appeal dismissed.",
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      "Mr. J. B. Batchelor, for plaintiff.",
      "Messrs. Merrimon, Fuller \u2021 Ashe and T. B. Venable, for defendant."
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    "head_matter": "R. G. SNEED v. B. F. BULLOCK.\nPraetiee \u2014 Title to Pablie Offiee \u2014 Motion.\nTitle to a public office cannot be tried by motion.\n(Jones v. Oom\u2019rs of Granville, ante, 280 ; Patterson v. Hubbs, 65 N. C, 119 ; Brown v. Turner, 70 N. 0. 93, cited and approved.)\nAppeal from an .Order made at 'Spring Term, 1877, of \u25a0GeaNville Superior Court, before Buxton, J.\nThe facts appear in the opinion.\nMr. J. B. Batchelor, for plaintiff.\nMessrs. Merrimon, Fuller \u2021 Ashe and T. B. Venable, for defendant."
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