Edwards v. . Phifer
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ACTION tried before Hoke, J., and a jury, at Fall Term, 1897, of Mecklenburg Superior Court. The facts appear in the opinion. The plaintiff objected to the findings of the jury as inconsistent and irresponsive and as not warranted by the pleadings and evidence, and appealed from the judgment thereon.
1Opinion of the Court
Furches J.:
The feme plaintiff bought a house and lot in the City of Charlotte from the defendant. The deed has been made and there is no dispute about the title. The only controversy is as to the price of the house and lot. The plaintiff claims that it was $782, while the defendant claims that it was ten shares of paid up Building and Loan Stock of the nominal value of $100 each, making in the aggregate $1,000. The plaintiff not having the ready money to buy the property, it was agreed that the price, whatever it may have been, was to be paid through the Building and Loan Association. For…
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