Legal Opinion

Worthington v. . Jolly

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided October 10, 1917PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Civil actiok tried before Harding, J., at May Term, 1917, of Pitt. Erom the judgment rendered, defendant appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtBeowN, J.

Tbis action is brought to recover $82.02 for goods alleged to have been sold and delivered to one Summerell, at request of defendant. The plaintiff put in evidence a verified account, under the statute, which, was objected to by defendant.

The person who verified it was "Worthington, a member of the firm. We do not think it comes within the objection stated in Nall v. Kelly, 169 N. C., 717, but rather that it is supported by that ease, so far as its regularity is concerned.

But we think the judge should have confined the account strictly to prima facie evidence of the delivery of the -goods to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Peele v. PowellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1911
  2. Nall v. . KellySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1915

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Darden v. . BakerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1927
  2. Endicott-Johnson Corp. v. . SchochetSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1930
  3. Ford v. . MooreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1918

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