Legal Opinion

Price v. Horn

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided July 7, 1976No. 7529SC852PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRIS, Judge.

Defendants, maintaining that the trial court erred in granting plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, essentially contend that plaintiff Mary Sue Price, in failing to convey to defendant Sevil Horn the 14-acre tract surveyed off by Sevil Horn, breached a contractual condition precedent, relieving defendant Sevil Horn of any liability and accountability for his nonpayment of certain extra tax obligations charged against the decedent’s estate. We disagree.

The consent judgment is a contractual agreement and “[i]ts meaning is to be gathered from the terms used therein, and the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Patterson Ex Rel. Jones v. ReidCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1970
  2. Marriott Financial Services, Inc. v. Capitol Funds, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1974
  3. Elliott v. BurtonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1973
  4. Sawyer Ex Rel. Sawyer v. SawyerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1969

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Hemric v. GroceCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
  2. Cox v. FunkCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979
  3. Shutt v. ButnerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1983
  4. Roberts v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978
  5. In re Foreclosure of a Deed of Trust executed by C and M Investments of High Point, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1996

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