Legal Opinion

Jones v. Siler City Mills, Inc.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 12, 1959No. 393PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBobbitt, J.

Defendant assigns as error the court’s denial of its motions for judgment of nonsuit. Since defendant offered evidence, we consider only the ruling on the motion made by defendant at the close of all the evidence. G.S. 1-183; Spaugh v. Winston-Salem, 249 N.C. 194, 196, 105 S.E. 2d 610.

Uncontradicted evidence is to the effect that the feed was sold and •purchased for a particular use, namely, to be fed to plaintiff’s flock of laying 'chickens. Under these circumstances, there was an implied warranty that the feed was reasonably fit for the use contemplated by both seller and .purchaser. Poovey…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Poovey v. International Sugar Feed No. Two Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1926
  2. Swift Co. v. . AydlettSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1926
  3. Swift & Co. v. AydlettSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1926
  4. Jyachosky v. WensilSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  5. Keith v. GreggSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1936

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. DeWitt v. Eveready Battery Co., Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2002
  2. Soaper v. Hope Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1992
  3. EASTERN CAROLINA FEED & SEED COMPANY v. MannSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
  4. DeWitt v. Eveready Battery Co., Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2002

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