Crinkley v. Egerton
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN, tried at Spring Term, 1893, of WaereN Superior Court, before Iioke, J. Tiie plaintiffs claim the proceeds of certain crops, and the only question involved is the construction of a contract, a copy of which is as follows: ‘•'Contract made December 30, 1887, by and between B. I. Egerton, of Macon, Warren County, N. C., of the first part, and Major Williams (a colored man), of Warren County, N. C., of the second part— “ Witnesseth, that said B. I. Egerton has…
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Civil actioN, tried at Spring Term, 1893, of WaereN Superior Court, before Iioke, J. Tiie plaintiffs claim the proceeds of certain crops, and the only question involved is the construction of a contract, a copy of which is as follows: ‘•'Contract made December 30, 1887, by and between B. I. Egerton, of Macon, Warren County, N. C., of the first part, and Major Williams (a colored man), of Warren County, N. C., of the second part— “ Witnesseth, that said B. I. Egerton has leased to the said Major Williams for a term of ten years (beginning from this day) his tract of land lying in Warren…
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, J.:
The instrument is in all respects a valid lease of land for ten years at a stipulated rent of 1,200 pounds of lint cotton per year, but on condition that on the payment of rent to the value of $600, and interest, and as an inducement to the prompt and punctual payment of the rent, the lessor will thereupon make a conveyance in fee to the lessee of the land. There is nothing in morals or in law which *447prohibits or restricts the power of contracting so as to render this invalid as a lease until upon the performance of the condition it shall become a sale; and being a valid lease, the…
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