Supreme Court of North Carolina July 5, 1817 (Hulin v. . Biles)

His Honor who tried the cause charged the jury that the defendant had incurred the penalty by mismarking the cow, although he believed, at the time, that the cow belonged to himself. The jury found for the plaintiff, and a rule was moved for that the plaintiff show cause why a new trial should not be granted, on the ground of misdirection by the court.