Legal Opinion

Doggett Lumber Co. v. Perry

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 4, 1938PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStacy, C. J.

Tbe plaintiff declared on one contract for a stated amount. Tbe defendants tendered judgment on another and different liability for a lesser amount. Tbe tender was not accepted under tbe statute, C. S., 896, wbicb put it at an end, and it was again refused in open court at tbe close of tbe evidence. Tbe plaintiff elected to stand upon tbe cause of action set out in its complaint and lost. Tbe modification wbicb it now seeks was declined in tbe trial court and was not advanced on tbe original bearing bere. 3 Am. Jur., 350. Its later motion in tbe Superior Court was resisted on tbe ground of…

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co. v. Southern Aluminum Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1916
  2. Penn v. . KingSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1932
  3. Thomas H. Briggs & Sons, Inc. v. AllenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1934

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Gorham v. . Insurance Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
  2. Gorham v. . Insurance Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1939
  3. Gorham v. Pacific Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
  4. Gorham v. Pacific Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1939

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