Lynn v. Cotton Mills.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN by D. B. Lynn against tbe Stanly Creek Cotton Mills, beard by Judge Henry B. Btarbuck, at May (Special) Term, 1901, of tbe Superior Court of Gaston County. From-a judgment for the plaintiff, tbe defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtClark, J.
Tbis is an action begun before a Justice of tbe Peace for $27.89, for work and labor done by plaintiff’s minor children. Before tbe action was instituted tbe defendant bought and took an assignment of a store account for $36.52' due by plaintiff to a firm, of wbicb one of its officials was a member. Tbe plaintiff is a resident of tbe State and is not owner of $500 personal property, including tbe debt for wbicb tbis action is brought. On appeal tbe above facts were agreed, tbe only defense being tbat tbe defendant could not avail itself of tbe counter-claim set up, because :
1. Tbe plaintiff…
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