Case Name: Pettiford v. Sanders
Court: North Carolina Superior Court
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1796-10
Citations: 1 Hayw. 459
Docket Number: 
Parties: Pettiford v. Sanders.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 459–460

Head Matter:
Pettiford v. Sanders.
A verdict had been obtained at this term against the Defendant, and now, Mr. Potter fir tiie Plaintiff, moved that be might have execution «gainst tiie Defendant, he being about to remove himself immediately, out of the State. ■

Opinion:
per curiam
How do we know but a motion may be made t» arrest judgment, or for a new trial, for some cause we know nothin!»' of at present? All the. proceedings of the court are injieri, and in the breast of the court till the term be ended, and subject till that time to be altered and vacated. This cause may be accompanied by some of those many circumstances, that may render it proper to alter, vacate or set asidetlie proceedings, which have already taken place at this term. The motion was refused.