Treadwell v. Goodwin

MALLARD, Chief Judge.

The only question for decision on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in granting a directed verdict in favor of the plaintiff ABC Board, a question which requires some examination of the facts as were established by the pleadings, admissions and stipulations of the parties or indicated by the testimony and exhibits introduced at trial.

The evidence for the plaintiffs tended to show the following: On 29 September 1967, one E. L. Riggs and wife (Riggs) were the owners of the property located at 2732 South Wilmington Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, which property…