Legal Opinion
Briggs v. American & Efird Mills, Inc.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided January 14, 1960No. 258PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRodmaN, J.
The question .presented is this: Did the placing of another person in charge of defendant’s Spun Fibers Division terminate Briggs’ service with defendant?
The answer is to be found in the contract. When a contract is in writing and free from ambiguity, interpretation is for the court. “When competent parties contract at 'arm’s length upon .a lawful subject, as to them the contract is the law of their case.” Suits v. Insurance Co., 249 N.C. 383, 106 S.E. 2d 579; Barham v. Davenport, 247 N.C. 575, 101 S.E. 2d 367.
When a court is called upon to interpret, it seeks to ascertain the intent of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- DeBruhl v. State Highway & Public Works CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. Nello L. Teer Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1959
- Ivey v. Cotton Mills.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
- Suits v. Old Equity Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1959
- Gilbert v. Waccamaw Shingle Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
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