Wooten v. . Hill
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil action, tried .upon a case agreed, before Philips, Judge, at August Term, 1887, of the Superior Court of Lenoir county. There was judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiffs appealed. The action was originally commenced in the Court of a justice of the peace, and was carried by appeal to the Superior Court.
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Civil action, tried .upon a case agreed, before Philips, Judge, at August Term, 1887, of the Superior Court of Lenoir county. There was judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiffs appealed. The action was originally commenced in the Court of a justice of the peace, and was carried by appeal to the Superior Court. The facts agreed are, substantially, that the plaintiffs are the surviving partners of J. S. Wooten & Bro., and this action was commenced to recover money had and received by the defendant to the use of the plaintiffs; that on the 1st day of January, 1886, one W. J. Watkins…
1Opinion of the Court
Davis, J.,
(after stating the case). Section 1799 of The Code provides: “If any person shall make any advancement either in money or supplies, to any person who is engaged in, or about to engage in, the cultivation of the soil, the person so making such advances shall be entitled to a lien on the crops which may be made during the year upon the land in the cultivation, of which the advances so made have been expended, in preference to all other liens existing or otherwise, to the extent of such advances,” &c., provided an agreement therefor shall be executed in the mode prescribed.
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