Gray v. Central Warehouse Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by- defendants from Oormor, Jat December Term, 1920, of LENOIR. Tbis is an action by George W. Gray, alleging that since 1914 he has been engaged in the business of buying tobacco sold on the floors of the tobacco warehouses located in Kinston, N. C., and up to 1920 had bought large quantities of tobacco, and that the buying of leaf tobacco upon warehouse floors is the principal business and occupation of the plaintiff, who has a license from the U. S. Government to…
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Appeal by- defendants from Oormor, Jat December Term, 1920, of LENOIR. Tbis is an action by George W. Gray, alleging that since 1914 he has been engaged in the business of buying tobacco sold on the floors of the tobacco warehouses located in Kinston, N. C., and up to 1920 had bought large quantities of tobacco, and that the buying of leaf tobacco upon warehouse floors is the principal business and occupation of the plaintiff, who has a license from the U. S. Government to buy leaf tobacco; that the persons, firms, and corporations named as defendants compose a voluntary association known as…
1Opinion of the Court
HOKE and STACY, JJ., concurring in opinion upon grounds briefly outlined, and WALKER and ALLEN, JJ., concurring in result. This is an action by George W. Gray, alleging that since 1914 he has been engaged in the business of buying tobacco sold on the floors of the tobacco warehouses located in Kinston, N.C. and up to 1920 had bought large quantities of tobacco, and that the buying of leaf tobacco upon warehouse floors is the principal business and occupation of the plaintiff, who has a license from the U.S. Government to buy leaf tobacco; that the persons, firms, and corporations named as…
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