Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad v. Atlantic & North Carolina Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Actiow tried before Lyon, J., at November Term, 1907, of CRAVEN. A jury trial having been formally waived by the parties, the court heard the testimony and found the facts as follows: 1. The plaintiff is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of North Carolina. 2. The defendant is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of North Carolina. 3. On 1 September, A. D. 1904, the plaintiff made, duly • executed and delivered a lease to the Howland…
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Actiow tried before Lyon, J., at November Term, 1907, of CRAVEN. A jury trial having been formally waived by the parties, the court heard the testimony and found the facts as follows: 1. The plaintiff is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of North Carolina. 2. The defendant is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of North Carolina. 3. On 1 September, A. D. 1904, the plaintiff made, duly • executed and delivered a lease to the Howland Improvement Company. A copy of said lease is hereto annexed and made a part of these findings of fact. 4. The defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
Hoke, J.,
after stating the case: The contract by reason of Avhich this recovery was had and its effect and binding force as between the original parties were construed and determined in Ives v. Railroad, 142 N. C., 131, and it was there held that the contract was for the cutting and delivery to the present plaintiff on its right of way a specified amount of cord wood, and was not therefore within the statute of frauds requiring that contracts concerning land should be in writing. The judgment obtained by Ives in that case having been paid off and discharged, the plaintiff instituted this…
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