Dawson v. . Ennett
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from Guión, J., November Term, 1909, of GraveN. Civil action, beard on demurrer to complaint. There was judgment sustaining the demurrer, and plaintiff excepted and appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtTIoke, J.
The plaintiff, having acquired and holding the estate and interest of Marietta O’Leary in a certain piece of land in said county, bargained the same to defendant at the contract price of $400 and agreed to convey a good title. Defendant having failed to pay, the present action was instituted to recover the purchase price, and defendant resisted recovery, assigning for cause that the title offered was not a good one.
The title of plaintiff was averred to depend upon the estate and interest taken by Marietta O’Leary, as devisee, under the will of ’William Daniel O’Leary, deceased; and the…
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- Smith v. . BrissonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1884
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