Stokes v. . Taylor
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Pleading — Account—Contract—Amendment—Statute of Limitations. This was a civil ACTION, tried before Armfield, J., at Spring Term, 1889, Watauga Supreme Court. The facts are stated in the opinion. There was judgment for plaintiff,* from which defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, J.:
The allegation of the' complaint is that the defendant is justly indebted to the- plaintiff $1,440 “ for services performed as clerk in defendants store, from 1st of April, 1878, to 1st of April, 1884, at $20, per month, subject to a credit of $140, which plaintiff is indebted to defendant by book account.” The answer denies the allegation of the complaint and pleads also the statute of limitations.
On the trial, the plaintiff testified that, in the spring of 1878, he entered the service of defendant for an indefinite period of time, with the understanding that he was to be paid…
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