Simmons v. . Groom
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from 0. H. Allen, J., at February Term, 1914, of New HaNOveR. Civil action to recover on a contract, beard on exceptions to report of referee. Tbe plaintiff complained and offered evidence tending to sbow tbat in 1908 plaintiff was tbe owner of certain lands, timber contracts, sawmill, dry-ldln, planing mill, and other property, and defendant1 offered to buy tbe same at tbe price of $19,500, wbicb offer plaintiff accepted.
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Appeal by defendant from 0. H. Allen, J., at February Term, 1914, of New HaNOveR. Civil action to recover on a contract, beard on exceptions to report of referee. Tbe plaintiff complained and offered evidence tending to sbow tbat in 1908 plaintiff was tbe owner of certain lands, timber contracts, sawmill, dry-ldln, planing mill, and other property, and defendant1 offered to buy tbe same at tbe price of $19,500, wbicb offer plaintiff accepted. Defendant having paid off as part of tbe contract price, towit, tbe sum of $8,714.65, tbe same being certain charges existent on tbe property and debts…
1Opinion of the CourtHoKe, J.
There is evidence in the record tending to support the findings of fact by the referee, and this being true, and these findings having been concurred in by the judge, they are not open to further review by this Court, and being adequate and fully responsive, must be considered as representing the facts on which the rights of these parties must be determined. McCullers v. Chambers, 163 N. C., 61; Henderson v. McLain, 146 N. C., 329.
As to the conclusions of law embodied in the report of the referee, it is contended by the defendant, and his exceptions are framed and designed chiefly to present…
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- Hardison v. Lumber Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
- Henderson v. . McLainSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1907
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