Peele v. Powell
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from Garter, J., at May Term, 1911, of Beetle. This is an action brought by C. T. Peele against Isa Gr. Powell, administratrix of Edgar Powell, to recover $286.65 and interest thereon from 27 March, 1907, the value of goods sold and delivered to J. T. Cook, for which it is alleged the defendant’s intestate is liable.
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Appeal from Garter, J., at May Term, 1911, of Beetle. This is an action brought by C. T. Peele against Isa Gr. Powell, administratrix of Edgar Powell, to recover $286.65 and interest thereon from 27 March, 1907, the value of goods sold and delivered to J. T. Cook, for which it is alleged the defendant’s intestate is liable. The plaintiff offered the following evidence: An itemized and verified statement of account of goods sold and delivered to J. T. Cook for the amount alleged to be due by him in his complaint. Objection by defendant sustained, and plaintiff excepted. The account was against…
1Opinion of the Court
AllbN, J.,
after stating the case: The liability of a promisor to answer, “upon special promise, the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person” has been considered in numerous decisions of this Court, and there is frequently much difficulty in determining whether a particular promise is within the statute.
The term “special promise” means an express promise, and not one implied by law. Browne Stat. Frauds, sec. 166.
Whether oral or in writing, it must have a consideration to support it (Draughon v. Bunting, 31 N. C., 10; Stanly v. Hendrix, 35 N. C., 87; Combs v. Harshaw, 63 N. C., 198;…
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