Skinner v. Empresa Transformadora De Productos Agropecuarios

At the threshold of this case we are confronted with the question of law whether, in his complaint, the plaintiff, W. I. Skinner, has alleged a cause of action against Transformadora. It is fundamental that the real party in interest must prosecute the action. G.S. 1-57; Sanitary District v. Lenoir, 249 N.C. 96, 105 S.E. 2d 411; Cotton Mills v. Duplan Corp., 246 N.C. 88, 97 S.E. 2d 449; Watson v. Lee County, 224 N.C. 508, 31 S.E. 2d 535; Snipes v. Monds, 190 N.C. 190, 129 S.E. 413; Elam v. Barnes, 110 N.C. 73, 14 S.E. 621. W. I. Skinner alleges the negotiations leading to the contract were…