Case Name: Gunton vs. Gunton
Court: United States Circuit Court for the District of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1793
Citations: 1 Mart. 180
Docket Number: 
Parties: Gunton vs. Gunton.
Judges: Jones, J. and Whitlock, J. ut supra.
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 180–183

Head Matter:
Gunton vs. Gunton.
Mich. 2 Car.
ERROR on a judgment in Ely. 1. In the stile of the court, Placita coram Thoma Athow, justiciario, assigne to ad placita coram rege, infra insulam Eliensem tenenda; without shewing what authority they had to hold pleas there; whether by patent or prescription.
Jermyn.
All their pleas and precedents are so. It is a notorious jurisdiction, as in London.

Opinion:
Jones, J.
It is not a county palatine; we know not, as Judges, what jurisdiction they have. And this is error, unless it is helped by some precedent in this court. It is not enough that the precedents in their court should have that stile, but it ought to be supported by some precedent of this court. For when they certify the record here, they shew by what authority they hold pleas; and although our books shew their jurisdiction, we are not bound as Judges, to take notice of it. But we may help this by alledging a *diminution of record, and send a certiorari to have the record made more full.