Legal Opinion

Farmers Bank v. Michael T. Brown Distributors, Inc.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided May 18, 1982No. 8117SC971Published

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN (Robert M.), Judge.

The defendants first contend that the trial court erred in ruling that the contract between defendants Pell and Needham and plaintiff Bank did not include a condition precedent to the guaranty that the plaintiff must first obtain the valid signatures of all the other named defendants before the guaranty would be effective. We agree with plaintiff.

The trial court found as fact the following:(2) Shortly before February 15, 1977,. the defendants, Phillip H. Pell and O. M. Needham, Jr., informed R. W. Smith, Vice-President of Farmers Bank, that they wished to sell their…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Williams v. Pilot Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
  2. Wurlitzer Distributing Corp. v. SchofieldCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
  3. Fletcher v. FletcherCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1974

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