Legal Opinion

Brothers v. Raleigh Savings Bank

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 24, 1920PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Civil actioN, instituted in tbe superior Court of "Wake by Allen Brothers, a copartnership, composed of Daniel Allen, Frank Allen, and W. Gr. Allen v. Tbe Ealeigb Savings Banks & Trust Company, executor of tbe estate of B. Gr.

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Civil actioN, instituted in tbe superior Court of "Wake by Allen Brothers, a copartnership, composed of Daniel Allen, Frank Allen, and W. Gr. Allen v. Tbe Ealeigb Savings Banks & Trust Company, executor of tbe estate of B. Gr. Cowper, and Mary G-rimes Cowper and Bryan Grimes Cowper, it being agreed by all parties that matters of law and fact might be determined by tbe court, tbe matters at issue were beard by Kerr, J., at chambers at Warrenton, North Carolina, on 14 November, 1920, and upon motion of tbe counsel for tbe plaintiffs, judgment herein filed, was signed by tbe court. From tbe…

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

It appears from the findings of fact that on 12 August, 1919, B. G. Oowper and the plaintiffs, Allen Brothers, entered into a contract with reference to the development of property belonging to the said Oowper, known as Fairview Farm, a copy of which contract will appear as an exhibit attached to the complaint in this action.

In this contract it was provided that the limit of expenditures for the development of the property should be $20,000, unless a larger expenditure was approved in writing by both parties. During the lifetime of the said B. G. Cowper and subsequent to the execution of the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Parsons, Rich & Co. v. LaneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Whitehurst v. . Fcx Fruit and Vegetable ServiceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1944
  2. Childress v. C. W. Myers Trading Post, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1957
  3. H. M. Wade Manufacturing Co. v. LefkowitzSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1933
  4. Industrial Lithographic Co. v. MillsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1943
  5. J. R. Graham & Son, Inc. v. Randolph County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1975

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