Maney v. Greenwood
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendants from Shaw, Jat the August Term, 1921, of YANCEY. This action was brought to recover the price of timber, bargained and sold to the defendants, at their request, from plaintiff’s land, and also damages for the use of certain lands occupied by them' as a sawmill yard for sawing and storing timber cut from other lands.
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Appeal by defendants from Shaw, Jat the August Term, 1921, of YANCEY. This action was brought to recover the price of timber, bargained and sold to the defendants, at their request, from plaintiff’s land, and also damages for the use of certain lands occupied by them' as a sawmill yard for sawing and storing timber cut from other lands. Only one issue was submitted to the jury, as follows: “Are the defendants, or any one or more of them, and if so, which ones, indebted to the plaintiff, and if so, in what amount? Answer: 'Yes, all three, to the amount of $2,212.Y8.’ ” Judgment upon the…
1Opinion of the Court
WalKee, J.,
after stating the ease: The question in this case turned largely upon whether the defendants were partners in the transaction upon which the plaintiff declares. There was more than ample testimony to show that they were such partners. The defendant Joe M. Burlison signed the contract along with the plaintiff, and agreed to take and pay for the timber or logs which were merchantable, and which would saw out sound lumber. The codefendants, Greenwood and Black-stocks, if they were partners of Burlison would, of course, be responsible equally with him. The following are some of the…
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