Markham v. Duke Land & Improvement Co.

Upon the verdict returned by the jury the trial court adjudged that the plaintiff recover of the Corley Company and the city of Durham the sum of $3,750 and the costs of the action; that as between the defendants the liability of the Corley Company is primary and that of the city of Durham secondary; also that the city, if required to pay the judgment, or any part of it, shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Duke Land and Improvement Company, this provision obviously growing out of the contract between the land company and the city. All the defendants appealed, and as each assigns…