Norton v. . Smith
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil action, tried before Long, J., and a jury, at September Term, 1919, of ALEXANDER. Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for the breach of a contract for the sale of land. The defense was that the-description of the land was too uncertain and indefinite, and the contract is, therefore, void.
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Civil action, tried before Long, J., and a jury, at September Term, 1919, of ALEXANDER. Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for the breach of a contract for the sale of land. The defense was that the-description of the land was too uncertain and indefinite, and the contract is, therefore, void. The land was described as follows: “Whereas, J. A. Smith has sold to W\ H. Norton his entire tract or boundary of land consisting of 146 acres on the following conditions, . . . payments to be secured by notes and mortgage on said land, with interest from date of transfer. Said Norton is…
1Opinion of the Court
Walker, J.,
after stating the case as above: There was evidence tending to sbow tbat the defendant owned but one tract of land, and bad listed for taxation only one tract, wbicb was the land occupied by bim as a borne; tbat it contained exactly one hundred and forty-six acres; tbat be bad lived there 10 or 11 years; the land is about one mile from Stony Point, where the contract was made; it has bis dwelling on it, and defendant raised tobacco there. It appears to be a well known place, and the only one the defendant owned. It is admitted in the answer tbat the defendant refused to convey any…
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