Kelly Handle Co. v. Crawford Plumbing & Mill Supply Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN tried before Cline, J., and a jury, at September Term, 1915, of FORSYTE. Plaintiff brought the action to recover certain personal property, with damages for its detention, and the amount of certain notes alleged to be due by defendants to it. The defendants "Wooten & Benigar were engaged in manufacturing handle slabs, which were used by the plaintiff in its business.
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Civil actioN tried before Cline, J., and a jury, at September Term, 1915, of FORSYTE. Plaintiff brought the action to recover certain personal property, with damages for its detention, and the amount of certain notes alleged to be due by defendants to it. The defendants "Wooten & Benigar were engaged in manufacturing handle slabs, which were used by the plaintiff in its business. Plaintiff contracted with Wooten & Renigar to purchase from them all the handle slabs they could manufacture which were suitable for use in its mill, and in order to assist Wooten & Renigar in making .the slabs,…
1Opinion of the Court
WalKee, J.,
after stating the case: There was no appeal in this case by Wooten & Renigar, and we are confined, therefore, to the questions *500arising on tbe appeal of tbe Crawford Company, wbieb may be reduced conveniently to three beads:
First. Is tbe plaintiff bound by tbe contract of its general superintendent, viz., that if tbe Crawford Company would let Wooten & Reni-gar bave tbe engine, boiler, and fittings they needed to carry on their business and manufacture tbe handle slabs or handle blanks for tbe plaintiff, tbe latter would see tbat tbe company was paid for tbe same? It is true tbat a…
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