Pepper v. . Harris
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ActioN, tried at Spring Term, 1877, of Wake Superior Court, before Buxton, J. This action was brought to recover the value of .certain personal property (mules, cattle, hogs, &c.,) belonging to the plaintiff, and which was located upon a farm on an Island in the Roanoke River, in Northampton County, which farm had been owned by the plaintiff, but was under mortgage to one Zollicoffer. There was no dispute about the value-of the property.
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Civil ActioN, tried at Spring Term, 1877, of Wake Superior Court, before Buxton, J. This action was brought to recover the value of .certain personal property (mules, cattle, hogs, &c.,) belonging to the plaintiff, and which was located upon a farm on an Island in the Roanoke River, in Northampton County, which farm had been owned by the plaintiff, but was under mortgage to one Zollicoffer. There was no dispute about the value-of the property. And it was alleged that the defendants-bought the same at a sale in 1872, the defendant, Harris, -conducting the negotiations upon the terms set forth…
1Opinion of the CourtBystum, J.
It was admitted on the trial, that Harris purchased the property, for the value of which this action was instituted, and the sole question in issue was whether Shaffer was not jointly interested in tfie purchase, or had not otherwise made himself liable. The plaintiff and two defendants, became witnesses in their own behalf, — Pepper testifying that before the purchase by Harris, Shaffer in making propositions to buy the land, also offered to purchase a portion of the personal property, and also giving evidence tending to show that Harris was the agent of Shaffer in conducting the…
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