Cromartie v. Colby

"■ WiNBORNE, C. J.

Taking the evidence in the instant case offered upon the trial in Superior Court in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, and giving to him the benefit of -all reasonable inferences tó be 'drawn therefrom, this Court holds that it is 'Sufficient to make a case for the jury in accordance with the facts alleged in the complaint.

It is enough to refer to what is said in Trust Co. v. Goode, 164 N.C. 19, 80 S.E. 62. The headnote there epitomizes the principle there set forth in this manner: “While real -property remains in the hands of a' broker for the purpose of sale, the…