Wright v. . Kinney
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil action begun in the Justices Court and tried on appeal before Allen, J., at Fall Term, 1898, of the Superior Court of Davidson County. The plaintiff was the holder of an order for $22.50 issued by Amos Smith and Joe Miller, who signed as Committee of District No. 32, colored, Davidson County, dated May 28, 1897, in favor of W. W. Tutwiler, for purchase of school charts. Tutwiler sold the order to plaintiff and endorsed it.
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Civil action begun in the Justices Court and tried on appeal before Allen, J., at Fall Term, 1898, of the Superior Court of Davidson County. The plaintiff was the holder of an order for $22.50 issued by Amos Smith and Joe Miller, who signed as Committee of District No. 32, colored, Davidson County, dated May 28, 1897, in favor of W. W. Tutwiler, for purchase of school charts. Tutwiler sold the order to plaintiff and endorsed it. Before the order was transferred to plaintiff, Ed. L. Green, Chairman of Board of County Commissioners placed his signature thereon under these words : “Approved and…
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, J.:
This action was begun by a justice of the peace against Kinney, as treasurer of Davidson County, and Ed. L. Greene, upon an order for $22.50, dated May 28, 1897, and signed by Amos Smith and Jpe Miller, as committee of District No. 23 (colored) of that county reciting therein that it was for the purchase of school charts. It was payable to W. W. Tutwiler, or bearer, who sold it to plaintiff and endorsed.it. Before the order was endorsed to plaintiff the following was written thereon, “Approved and countersigned. Ed. L. Greene, Chairman of Board of County Commissioners,” but the…
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